Céline Yandza Explained

Céline Yandza (28 May 1932  - 18 October 2013)^[1] was a Congolese politician. She became the founding president of the Revolutionary Women's Union of Congo (URFC).^[2] In 1968, she was included in the National Revolutionary Council.^[3]

Yandza was excluded from the CNR when it was reformed on 31 December 1968.^[4] On 15 November 1969 she was substituted by Joséphine Bouanga as URFC president at the second extraordinary URFC congress.^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://lasemaineafricaine.net/index.php/national/7154-vie-politique-nationale-vibrant-hommage-de-la-nation-a-celine-claudette-eckomband Céline Yandza's obituary
2. http://www.lasemaineafricaine.com/pdf/2875.pdf{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.
3. Bazenguissa-Ganga, Rémy. Les voies du politique au Congo: essai de sociologie historique. Paris: Karthala, 1997. p. 146
4. Bazenguissa-Ganga, Rémy. Les voies du politique au Congo: essai de sociologie historique. Paris: Karthala, 1997. p. 149
5. Bazenguissa-Ganga, Rémy. Les voies du politique au Congo: essai de sociologie historique. Paris: Karthala, 1997. p. 158