François Luc Macosso

François Luc Macosso
Minister of Justice
In office
3 April 1965 – 20 September 1968
Preceded byPascal Okiemba-Morlende
Succeeded byAloyse Moudileno-Massengo
Director of the Security Police
In office
21 September 1968 – 7 June 1970
Ambassador of the Republic of Congo to the European Economic Community, Benelux, and Scandinavia
In office
8 July 1970 – 25 February 1983
Dean of Marien Ngouabi University
In office
26 February 1983 – 11 November 1997
Mayor of Pointe-Noire
In office
11 November 1997 – 30 July 2002
Preceded byJean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya
Succeeded byRoland Bouiti-Viaudo
Personal details
Born18 October 1938
Madingo-Kayes, French Congo
Died8 April 2020(2020-04-08) (aged 81)
Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo
NationalityCongolese
OccupationPolitician

François Luc Macosso (18 October 1938 – 8 April 2020) was a Congolese politician.[1]

Biography

Macosso was born in Madingo-Kayes. He and his family were part of the Yema clan. After he studied banking, he became director of the Ponténégrine branch of the Banque Nationale de Développement du Congo. After the fall of Fulbert Youlou in 1963, Macosso was elected to the National Assembly.

In April 1965, Macosso was appointed as the Minister of Justice by Pascal Lissouba and Alphonse Massamba-Débat.[2][3] In September 1968, he was appointed Director of the Security Police. On 8 July 1970, he was appointed Ambassador to the Benelux and Scandinavian countries, as well as the European Economic Community.[4][5] He held this position for thirteen years.[6] After this, he became Dean of Marien Ngouabi University.

Following the Congolese Civil War, Macosso was elected Mayor of Pointe-Noire, replacing Jean-Pierre Thystère-Tchicaya, who had been appointed to the National Transitional Council.[7]

During his time leading Pointe-Noire, hundreds of thousands of people fled to the city to get away from the Civil War. The population increased from 500,000 to 1,000,000 in just two years. One of the main scourges combatted by Mayor Macosso was the commercial exploitation of children for sex.[8] He created the party Movement of Citizens of the City of Pointe-Noire, which later merged with Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard's Movement Action Renewal, close in ideology to the Congolese Party of Labor. Macosso was succeeded in Pointe-Noire by Roland Bouiti-Viaudo.[9]

From 2013 to 2016, Macosso worked in the cabinet of the President.[10][11][12] He was considered a strong cultural activist, particularly with the Legacy and Memories Foundation.[13][14]

François Luc Macosso died on 8 April 2020 at the age of 81 in Pointe-Noire.[15]

Awards

  • Knight of the Congolese Order of Merit[16]

References

  1. ^ Clark, John F.; Decalo, Samuel (2012). Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 262. ISBN 978-0-8108-7989-8.
  2. ^ Bazenguissa-Ganga, Rémy (1997). Les voies du politique au Congo: essai de sociologie historique (in French). Paris: Karthala Éditions.
  3. ^ Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa (1968). Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa. Washington: US Department of Commerce.
  4. ^ "La formation en République Populaire du Congo" (PDF). Courrier de l'Association (in French). November–December 1971.
  5. ^ "Corps diplomatique accrédité auprès des Communautés Europénnes" (PDF). Préséance des chefs de mission (in French). February 1971.
  6. ^ "Communications et informations". Journal officiel des communautés européennes (in French). 7 February 1972. Archived from the original on 2 May 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya est mort". Congopage (in French). 20 June 2008.
  8. ^ "CONGO: Prostitución infantil recrudece de la mano de la guerra". Inter Press Service (in Spanish). 10 November 1999.
  9. ^ "François-Luc Macosso, maire de Pointe-Noire de 1997 à 2002 répond à nos questions". Congopage (in French). 3 August 2006.
  10. ^ "Cabinet du Président de la République: ceux qui ont été recalés". La Semaine Africaine (in French). 30 September 2016. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Presidence de la Republique" (PDF). Journal Officiel de la Republique du Congo (in French). 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 22 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Littérature. Florent Sogni Zaou présente l'ensemble de son œuvre à Pointe-Noire". Pages Afrik (in French). 10 May 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ "Congo-Brazzaville: Kouilou - La population de Diosso édifiée sur le projet de la Route de l'esclave de Loango". allAfrica (in French). 17 October 2018.
  14. ^ "L'Université Tichiffu - Madingo-Kayes" (PDF). AMAF - Les Amis de l'Afrique francophone (in French). 19 August 2013.
  15. ^ "Congo : Décès de François Luc Macosso". Pages Afrik (in French). 8 April 2020. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  16. ^ "La CCIAM a soufflé sur ses 70 bougies". Chambre de Commerce, d'Industrie, d'Agriculture, et des Métiers (Pointe-Noir) (in French). 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020.