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Joseph Kiwele was born on 19 August, 0012 in Mpala, territory of Baudouinville, Belgian Congo, is an A national anthem writer. Discover Joseph Kiwele's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 49 years old?
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49 years old |
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Leo |
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19 August 0012 |
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19 August |
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Mpala, territory of Baudouinville, Belgian Congo |
| Date of death |
14 November, 1961 |
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Élisabethville, Katanga |
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Joseph Kiwele Height, Weight & Measurements
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Joseph Kiwele Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Joseph Kiwele worth at the age of 49 years old? Joseph Kiwele’s income source is mostly from being a successful writer. He is from . We have estimated Joseph Kiwele's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
The son of a catechist of the Mpala mission, he went to primary school in his native town, before going to the small seminary of Lusaka in 1926, then to the major seminary of Baudouinville for his philosophy and theology studies.
In Lusaka, he was first introduced to Western-style composing and in 1934, he authored his first compositions.
In Élisabethville, he replaced an organist who fell ill.
Struck by his musical gifts, Benedictine father Anschaire Lamoral gave Kiwele the permanent position of organist at the Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral of Élisabethville, and as a maths, sciences and music instructor at the St. Boniface school.
Kiwele conducted Lamoral's boys' choir Croix de cuivre (Copper cross).
At that time, he was considered one of the greatest African composers.
In 1956, Monseigneur Jean-Félix de Hemptinne sent Kiwele to the Royal Conservatory of Liège in Belgium.
When he returned to Élisabethville, he founded, with the help of the city's music school, another music school, but for Congolese people.
Before independence from Belgium, Kiwele was a member of the UMHK-backed Union congolaise.
With his party's delegation, he participated at the Luluabourg conference in 1959.
When Congo gained its independence from Belgium, Kiwele was elected as a provincial MP for the Baudouinville territory, now on a list of CONAKAT, political party of Moïse Tshombe and Godefroid Munongo.
Eleven days after Congo's independence, Tshombe declared the independence of Katanga from the Congo.
Kiwele became the Minister of National Education in the government of the new State of Katanga.
Like all Katangese government Ministers, he had a Belgian chef de cabinet, in his case Marcel Petit.
Kiwele composed the national anthem for the state, called La katangaise ("The Katangan"), in 1960.
Joseph Kiwele (August 1912 – 14 November 1961) was a Congolese and Katangese musician and politician.
He was Katanga's Minister of National Education and author of the state's national anthem,
Kiwele was born in Mpala, near Baudouinville at the shores of Lake Tanganyika on the side of the Belgian Congo.
When Tshombe and Minister of Foreign Affairs Évariste Kimba were arrested at the Conference of Coquilhatville at the end of August 1961, Kiwele formed a triumvirate with Munongo and Finance Minister Jean-Baptiste Kibwe to temporarily replace Tshombe at the helm of the country.
Joseph Kiwele died in Élisabethville on 14 November 1961 of a brain thrombosis, days before the death of his colleague, Secretary of State of Information Lucas Samalenge.
