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unusual facts about Mouvement National Congolais-Kalonji



Albert Kalonji

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

Indépendance Cha Cha

The song itself was an appeal for unity in the post-independence Congo, both through its combined use of the languages of Belgian and French Congos, as well as the appeal for unity amongst Congolese political factions, including Asoreco, ABAKO, CONAKAT, Cartel, Front Commun, MNC, PDC, UGECO, ABAZI and PSA which all participated in the Round Table talks and which are all explicitly mentioned in the song.

Kalonji

Kalonji Jama Changa (born Nigel Brown), an American community activist, lecturer, journalist and filmmaker

Reggae artist Sizzla's fourth studio album, released as Freedom Cry in the United States and as Kalonji in Europe and Asia

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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