Bernard Kolélas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bernard Kolélas

Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo

Date of Birth: 12-Jun-1933

Place of Birth: Republic of the Congo

Date of Death: 13-Nov-2009

Profession: politician

Nationality: Republic of the Congo

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Bernard Bakana Kolélas (12 June 1933 – 13 November 2009) was a Congolese politician and President of the Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development (MCDDI).
Kolélas was a long-time opponent of the single-party rule of the Congolese Labour Party (PCT), and after the introduction of multiparty politics in the early 1990s he was one of Congo-Brazzaville's most important political leaders.
He placed second in the August 1992 presidential election, behind Pascal Lissouba; subsequently he was mayor of Brazzaville, the capital, during the mid-1990s, and he briefly served as Prime Minister of Congo-Brazzaville during the 1997 civil war.
After rebel forces prevailed in the civil war, he lived in exile for eight years until an amnesty made it possible for him to return; he was then elected to the National Assembly in 2007.