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Albert Kalonji

Kalonji, a Luba chief, was a leader (with Joseph Ileo) of a moderate faction of Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba's MNC.

Kasaï-Oriental

Friction with Congo's other ethnic groups and encouragement by Belgian corporations hoping to keep their mining concessions led to the secession of the province of South Kasai as a separate state headed by Albert Kalonji.

Mouvement National Congolais

In 1959, as the country approached independence, the MNC was split by internal conflicts between the left-leaning Patrice Lumumba and the moderate Albert Kalonji.

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