Elebe ma Ekonzo
Philippe Elebe ma Ekonzo was a Congolese diplomat and civil servant.
Career in the Belgian Congo
Elebe ma Ekonzo followed secondary education at Saint Joseph College in Léopoldville, in 1952. The same year, he became a journalist at the, before founding his own magazine called Le Congo indépendant in Stanleyville in 1959.Career in the independent Congo/Zaire
At the time of independence, Elebe ma Ekonzo became an adviser in the cabinet of the Minister of Economic Coordination and Planning, Aloïs Kabangi. From 1966 to 1972, he was the Director of the national press agency.In December 1972, Elebe ma Ekonzo was appointed the Zairean Ambassador to Belgium. On the occasion of the publication of Jules Chomé's anti-Mobutist book L'ascension de Mobutu in Belgium in 1974, Elebe ma Ekonzo was recalled for consultations. Six months later, he was reinstated in Brussels.
From 1975 to 1977, he became the Director of AZAP once again, before being appointed to the Political Bureau of the state party Popular Movement of the Revolution. From 1980 to 1982, he was State Commissioner for National Orientation, Culture, and Arts. Finally, in 1983, he became a member of the powerful MPR organ Central Committee.