Anicet Kashamura

Anicet Kashamura (17 December 1928 – 18 August 2004) was a Congolese politician.

Anicet Kashamura
Minister of Information of the Republic of the Congo
In office 24 June 1960 – 5 September 1960
President	Joseph Kasa-Vubu
Prime Minister	Patrice Lumumba
Succeeded by	Jean Bolikango
Personal details
Born	(1928-12-17)17 December 1928 Kalehe, Kivu Province, Belgian Congo
Died	18 August 2004(2004-08-18) (aged 75)
Political party	Centre du Regroupement Africain

Biography

Early Life and Career

Anicet Kashamura was born in 1928 in the locality of Kalehe in Kivu Province, Belgian Congo. From 1948 to 1956 he worked as an accountant for different agencies of the colonial administration. Afterwards he became a journalist and entered politics.^[1] In 1958 he co-founded the Centre du Regroupement Africain (CEREA) party. Following Congolese independence in 1960, Kashamura became Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba's minister of information, until himself and Lumumba were dismissed by President Joseph Kasa-Vubu on 5 September.^[2]

After Laurent-Désiré Kabila seized power in the Congo in May 1997, Kashamura was appointed chairman of a commission charged with drafting a new constitution for the country.^[2]

Death

He died on 18 August 2004.^[3]