Gabriel Oba-Apounou (born 1945) is a Congolese politician and former Vice-President of the National Assembly of the Republic of the Congo. The Bakongo or the Kongo people (meaning "hunter" also sometimes referred to as Congolese, live along the Atlantic coast of Africa A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person __FORCETOC__ For the Vice President of the United States, their roles and other information see Vice President of the United States. The National Assembly is either a Legislature, or the Lower house of a Bicameral legislature in some countries The Republic of the Congo (République du Congo Kongo: Repubilika ya Kongo; Lingala: Republiki ya Kongó) also known as Congo-Brazzaville
As a native of Oyo, he is a member the Mbochi tribe and also a cousin of the Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, with whom he grew up. The Mbochi (or M'Boshi) are a central African ethnic group whose population is concentrated in the northern region of the Republic of the Congo. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Denis Sassou Nguesso (born 1943 has been the President of the Republic of the Congo since 1997 he was previously President from 1979 to 1992 Gabriel left his native village after his freshmen year in high school and went to Brazzaville, the capital city, where he dreamed of becoming of Gymnastics teacher. ||-||} Brazzaville is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo and is located on the Congo River. He soon graduated from high school there and later earned his certificate to teach Gymnastics. Gymnastics is a Sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength agility and coordination His physical abilities attracted a couple of Colonial Army officers, who wished to enroll him in the Army.
Escaping the colonials, he went to Impfondo, a small town, to pursue teaching Gymnastics. Impfondo is a town in the north eastern Republic of the Congo with a population of around 20000 people lying on the Oubangui River. In 1969, he returned to Brazzaville to join the Congolese Party of Labour (Parti Congolais du Travail or PCT), newly founded by Captain Marien Ngouabi. The Congolese Party of Labor ( Parti congolais du Travail, PCT) founded in 1969 by Marien Ngouabi, is the ruling Political party of the Marien Ngouabi (or N'Gouabi) ( December 31, 1938 – March 18, 1977) was the military President of the Republic of the Congo The next year he was appointed Chief of District at Abala, a great village where his mother was born. Gabriel Oba-Apounou proved himself as a talented orator at several meetings held by the Central Committee of the PCT. The leaders soon asked him in 1979 to return to Brazzaville to serve as the leader of the UJSC (Union de la Jeunesse Socialiste Congolaise - French for Union of the Congolese Socialist Youth), a subdivision of the PCT. The Union of the Congolese Socialist Youth ( Union de la jeunesse socialiste congolaise, UJSC is a subdivision of the Congolese Party of Labour (PCT intended to The same year, as his cousin ascended to power, he was appointed Minister of State, Minister of the Youth and Rural Development, holding both functions at the same time. Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a Parliamentary system. Although moving from one Ministry to another (Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Civil Instruction), he remained the leader of the Youth division of the Congolese Party of Labour (PCT) and Minister of State until 1992.
Being loyal to his cousin and party comrade Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Oba-Apounou did not collaborate with the regime of Pascal Lissouba (President from 1992 to 1997). Comrade means "friend" "colleague" or "ally" often with a Military or left-wing political Connotation. Professor Pascal Lissouba (born November 15, 1931) was President of the Republic of the Congo from August 31, 1992 to Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar In 1998, after the return of Sassou-Nguesso to power, he was appointed President of the Commission for Defense & Security in the National Council of the Transition (Conseil National de Transition or CNT - it served as the Parliament from 1998 to 2002). Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) In 2001, he was elected President of the Congolese Party of Labour for the City of Brazzaville. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Congolese Party of Labor ( Parti congolais du Travail, PCT) founded in 1969 by Marien Ngouabi, is the ruling Political party of the He was then in charge of the presidential election of 2002, which Sassou-Nguesso won without a major competition. A presidential election was held in the Republic of the Congo on 10 March 2002 Rumors predicted that he would be the next Mayor of Brazzaville, but instead, he was appointed Vice-President of the National Assembly, having been elected to the National Assembly as a PCT candidate in the Abala constituency in Plateaux Region in the 2002 parliamentary election; he won the seat in the first round, receiving 73. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Plateaux is a region of the Republic of the Congo in the central part of the country 63% of the vote. [1]
Due to his years as the leader of the Union of the Congolese Socialist Youth (UJSC), he remains very popular among the people, especially the young ones who often called him "Ya Gaby". The Union of the Congolese Socialist Youth ( Union de la jeunesse socialiste congolaise, UJSC is a subdivision of the Congolese Party of Labour (PCT intended to Many remember him coming to the rescue of college students who did not get their student pensions on time. He was also responsible for granting scholarships to thousands of students and sending them all over the world to study in foreign universities. He probably is the most popular official ever under Sassou-Nguesso and also one of the wealthiest ones.
References
- ^ "Elections législatives : les 51 élus du premier tour", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, June 5, 2002 (French).