▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁– ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Cong ol ese ▁politician . ▁The ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁M ouv ement ▁Social iste ▁Afr ic ain ▁( MS A ; ▁), ▁he ▁competed ▁with ▁F éli x ▁T ch ic aya ' s ▁Parti ▁Progress iste ▁Cong ol ais ▁( P PC ; ▁) ▁during ▁two - party ▁rule ▁in ▁Congo ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁Life ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁in ▁I k agna . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Assembly . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁prime ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁government . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁ja iled ▁after ▁ri ots ▁in ▁Bra zz av ille . ▁From ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁vice ▁president ▁under ▁Ful bert ▁You lou . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁arrested , ▁after ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁his ▁government . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁politics . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Pr ime ▁Minister s ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo ▁Category : V ice ▁Pres idents