▁a ▁M NC - L ▁list ▁in ▁an ▁É qu ateur ▁constitu ency . ▁Following ▁independence ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁his ▁belief s ▁turned ▁sharp ly ▁against ▁Belg ium . ▁ ▁Bol amba ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁L um um ba ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Information ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Affairs ▁in ▁his ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁independent ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo . ▁The ▁government ▁was ▁officially ▁inv ested ▁by ▁Parliament ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁June . ▁In ▁August ▁he ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁direct ing ▁the ▁newly - created ▁Ag ence ▁Cong ola ise ▁de ▁Pres se . ▁He ▁made ▁numerous ▁anti - Bel g ian ▁broadcast s ▁over ▁Radio ▁Lé op old ville ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁September ▁President ▁Joseph ▁K asa - V ub u ▁dismiss ed ▁Bol amba , ▁L um um ba , ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁government . ▁Under ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁C yr ille ▁Ad ou la ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁government ▁work , ▁serving ▁as ▁chef ▁de ▁cabinet ▁in ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Post ▁Office ▁and ▁Tele communic ations . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁Director ▁of ▁President ial ▁Affairs ▁at ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁From ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁until ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Information ▁and ▁Tour ism . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁Bol amba ▁was ▁appointed ▁Head ▁of