Jacques Opangault

Jacques Opangault
1st Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo
In office
April 1957 – 28 November 1958
Succeeded byFulbert Youlou
Personal details
Born(1907-12-13)13 December 1907
Ikagna
Died20 August 1978(1978-08-20) (aged 70)
NationalityCongolese
Political partyMouvement Socialiste Africain

Jacques Opangault (13 December 1907 – 20 August 1978) was a Congolese politician. The founder of the Mouvement Socialiste Africain (MSA; English: African Socialist Movement), he competed with Félix Tchicaya's Parti Progressiste Congolais (PPC; English: Congolese Progressive Party) during two-party rule in Congo during the 1950s.