Albert Ndele

Albert Ndele
Ndele in 1960
Chairman of the Board of Commissioners-General of Congo-Léopoldville
In office
20 September 1960 – 3 October 1960
PresidentJoseph Kasa-Vubu
Preceded byJoseph Iléo (as Prime Minister)
Succeeded byJustin Marie Bomboko
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Commissioners-General of Congo-Léopoldville
In office
3 October 1960 – 9 February 1961
PresidentJoseph Kasa-Vubu
Minister of Finance of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In office
15 September 1970 – 12 November 1970
PresidentJoseph-Désiré Mobutu
Preceded byLouis Namwezi
Succeeded byLouis Namwezi
Personal details
Born(1930-08-15)15 August 1930
Boma, Belgian Congo
Died1 April 2023(2023-04-01) (aged 92)
Brussels, Belgium
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversité catholique de Louvain

Albert Ndele Bamu (15 August 1930 – 1 April 2023) was a Congolese politician and banker. He served as chairman of the College of Commissioners-General that governed the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) for two weeks while Justin Marie Bomboko returned from New York to Léopoldville, and the next four months as deputy chairman.[1][2][3] He was later governor of the National Bank of the Congo from 1961 to 1970.[4][5] He briefly served as the Minister of Finance. One term from September 1960 to February 1961,[6] and another term from 15 September 1970 until his dismissal on 12 November 1970.[7]

Ndele died in Brussels, Belgium on 1 April 2023, at the age of 92.[8]

  1. ^ "Drive Pushed by Mobutu". The Bridgeport Post. 21 September 1960.
  2. ^ "Rival State Plans Made". The Baltimore Sun. 4 October 1960.
  3. ^ Artigue 1960, p. 92.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Pragnell 1976, p. 534.
  6. ^ "MINISTERE DES FINANCES :Patrice Kitebi passe le flambeau à Henri Yav Mulang". 7sur7.cd. 12 December 2014.
  7. ^ CRISP 1971, p. 18.
  8. ^ Tsala, Boni (4 April 2023). "Félix Tshisekedi salue la mémoire d'Albert Ndele, premier gouverneur de la Banque centrale". Digital Congo (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2023.