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Henri Lopes

January 29, 2023

For those of a similar name, see Henry Lopes.

Henri Lopes (born 12 September 1937)[1][2] is a Congolese writer, diplomat, and political figure. He was Prime Minister of Congo-Brazzaville from 1973 to 1975, and became the Congo-Brazzaville's Ambassador to France in 1998.[2]

Henri Lopes
Prime Minister of Congo-Brazzaville
In office
28 July 1973 – 18 December 1975
PresidentMarien Ngouabi
Preceded byAlfred Raoul (1969)
Succeeded byLouis Sylvain Goma
Personal details
Born (1937-09-12) 12 September 1937 (age 85)
Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
(now Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa)
Political partyCongolese Party of Labour
Alma materSorbonne

Political and diplomatic career

Lopes was born across the Congo River in Leopoldville (now Kinshasa), the capital of the Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo).[1][2] He received his primary education in Brazzaville and Bangui, then went to France in 1949 for his secondary and higher education. While there, he was a member of the Executive Committee of the Federation of Black African Students and was President of the Association of Congolese Students from 1957 to 1965. Returning to Congo in 1965, he was a history professor at the Ecole normale supérieure d'Afrique Centrale in Brazzaville from 1965 to 1966, then Director-General of Education from 1966 to 1968.[2]

Under President Marien Ngouabi, Lopes was Minister of National Education from January 1969[3] until becoming Minister of Foreign Affairs in December 1971.[4] He was included on the five-member Political Bureau of the Congolese Labour Party (PCT) in December 1972.[5] Subsequently, he was Prime Minister from 1973 to 1975.[6] He visited China in early 1975, but could not meet with Chairman Mao Zedong because Mao was ill.[7] Lopes and his government resigned following a meeting of the PCT Central Committee in December 1975, and Louis Sylvain Goma was appointed to replace him.[8]

After working as political director of Etumba from 1975 to 1977,[6] Lopes was reappointed to the government as minister of finance on 5 April 1977;[9] he served in that position until Justin Lekoundzou was appointed to replace him in December 1980.[10] Subsequently, he worked at UNESCO as Assistant Director-General for Culture and Deputy Director-General for Africa from 1981 to 1998.[6]

On 26 October 1998, Lopes presented his credentials as Congo-Brazzaville's Ambassador to France;[11] while posted in Paris, he was additionally accredited as Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, and the Vatican City.[6]

In 2002, Lopes was a candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the international organization La Francophonie, but he withdrew his candidacy under pressure on the night before the vote, which was held on 20 October 2002 and resulted in the unanimous election of Senegal's Abdou Diouf.[12]

In mid-2015, it was reported that Lopes planned to retire from his post as Ambassador to France, which he did later that year.[13]

As a writer

In addition to his distinguished political and diplomatic career, Lopes has earned distinction as a literary author. Perhaps his most acclaimed work is the satirical novel Le Pleurer-rire ("The Laughing Cry", 1982). Other works include the short-story collection Tribaliques ("Tribaliks," 1971), as well as the novels La Nouvelle romance (1975) and Sans tam-tam (1977). His most recent novel, Le Méridional (2015), has been praised as "a fine portrayal of the life of an African long residing in France, narrated by a writer whose life bears some resemblances to Lopes's own".[14]

Tribaliques received the Grand Prix Littéraire de l'afrique noire in 1972,[15] and in 1993 Lopes received the Grand prix de la francophonie of the Académie française for his entire body of work.

In November 2015, he delivered the keynote address at the 22nd International African Writers' Day Conference, organized by the Pan African Writers' Association (PAWA) on the theme "Celebrating the life and works of Chinua Achebe; the coming of age of African Literature?", in Accra, Ghana.[16] During the conference Lopes received the award of Honorary Membership of PAWA, alongside other honorees who included the late Kwame Nkrumah, Emeritus Professor Ekwueme Michael Thelwell, Dr Margaret Busby, James Currey, Professor Jophus Anamuah-Mensah, Dr Joyce Rosalind Aryee and others.[17]

Selected bibliography

  • Le Méridional (Editions Gallimard, 2015, ISBN 978-2070148271)
  • Une enfant de Poto-Poto (Editions Gallimard, 2012, ISBN 978-2070136087)
  • Ma grand-mère bantoue et mes ancêtres les Gaulois. Simples discours (Paris: Editions Gallimard, ISBN 978-2070715879)
  • Le Lys et le Flamboyant (Paris: Seuil, 1997, ISBN 978-2020200967)
  • Le chercheur d’Afriques (Paris: Seuil, 1990, ISBN 978-2020849609)
  • Le Pleurer-rire (Présence Africaine, 1982, ISBN 978-2708704046). Translated into English by G. Moore as The Laughing Cry: An African Cock and Bull Story, Readers International, 1987, ISBN 978-0930523336
  • Sans tam-tam (Éditions CLE, 1977, ISBN 978-2723500135)
  • La Nouvelle romance (Yaoundé: CLE, 1975)
  • Tribaliques (Yaoundé: CLE, 1971). Translated into English as Tribaliks: Contemporary Congolese Stories (Heinemann African Writers Series, 1987, ISBN 978-0435907624)

Selected awards

Further reading

  • Bokiba, André-Patient (2003). Henri Lopes: Une lecture d'enracinement et d'universalité. Editions L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2747529709
  • Chemain, Arlette (1988). "Henri Lopes: engagement civique et recherche d’une écriture". Notre librairie, 92-93:123-128.
  • Maunick, Edouard (1988). "Le territorre d'Henri Lopes". Notre librairie, 92-93:128-131.
  • Mwepu, P. K. (December 2007). "From self-identity to universality: a reading of Henri Lopes’ works", Literator 28(3):131-144. ISSN 0258-2279

References

  1. ^ a b International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004, Europa Publications, p. 339.
  2. ^ a b c d "Henri Lopes, écrivain diplomate"[permanent dead link], presse-francophone.org (in French).
  3. ^ Rémy Bazenguissa-Ganga, Les voies du politique au Congo: essai de sociologie historique (1997), Karthala Editions, p. 150 (in French).
  4. ^ Bazenguissa-Ganga, Les voies du politique au Congo, p. 194 (in French).
  5. ^ "Mar 1973 - New Draft Constitution. - Government Reorganization. - Suppression of Alleged Plot.", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 19, March 1973, Congo, p. 25,776.
  6. ^ a b c d Congo Brazzaville: Les hommes de pouvoir, number 1, Africa Intelligence, 29 October 2002 (in French).
  7. ^ "Mao's failure to receive visitors is laid to a cold", Reuters, 15 March 1975.
  8. ^ "Jan 1976 - New Government - Former Prime Minister's Visits to China and France - President's Visit to Soviet Union - internal Developments", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 22, January 1976, Congo, p. 27,556.
  9. ^ Bazenguissa-Ganga, Les voies du politique au Congo, p. 241 (in French).
  10. ^ Bazenguissa-Ganga, Les voies du politique au Congo, p. 274 (in French).
  11. ^ "Remise de lettres de créance" 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine, Official Journal of the French Republic, Number 251, 29 October 1998 (in French).
  12. ^ "Abdou Diouf, premier francophone", Afrik.com, 20 October 2002 (in French).
  13. ^ "Congo-Brazzaville : Henri Lopes quitte son poste d’ambassadeur en France", Jeune Afrique, 10 August 2015 (in French).
  14. ^ Adele King, "Le Méridional by Henri Lopes" (review), World Literature Today, November 2015.
  15. ^ "Biografski dodaci" [Biographic appendices]. Republika: Časopis za kulturu i društvena pitanja (Izbor iz novije afričke književnosti) (in Serbo-Croatian). Zagreb, SR Croatia. XXXIV (12): 1424–1427. December 1978.
  16. ^ Edmund Smith-Asante, "Writers must interact with students — Prez Mahama", Graphic Online, 9 November 2015.
  17. ^ Evelyn Osagie, "Echoes of Achebe's works at writers’ show", The Nation (Nigeria), 25 November 2015.
  18. ^ "Henri Lopes", African Geopolitics.
  19. ^ "Guinea university awards honorary doctorate to Congo's Henri Lopes" 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, StarAfrica, 25 April 2013.
  20. ^ "Décret du 3 avril 2015 portant promotion et nomination", Légifrance (in French).

External links

  • Lydie Moudileno, "Henri Lopes – 'La critique n'est pas une agression'" (interview), Genesis, 33, 2011, 93–100.
  • Olivia Marsaud, "‘What I have learned’ from Henri Lopes", Afrique Magazine, May 2015.


Political offices
Vacant
Title last held by
Alfred Raoul 		Prime Minister of Congo-Brazzaville
1973–75 		Succeeded by


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For those of a similar name see Henry Lopes Henri Lopes born 12 September 1937 1 2 is a Congolese writer diplomat and political figure He was Prime Minister of Congo Brazzaville from 1973 to 1975 and became the Congo Brazzaville s Ambassador to France in 1998 2 Henri LopesPrime Minister of Congo BrazzavilleIn office 28 July 1973 18 December 1975PresidentMarien NgouabiPreceded byAlfred Raoul 1969 Succeeded byLouis Sylvain GomaPersonal detailsBorn 1937 09 12 12 September 1937 age 85 Leopoldville Belgian Congo now Kinshasa Congo Kinshasa Political partyCongolese Party of LabourAlma materSorbonne Contents 1 Political and diplomatic career 2 As a writer 3 Selected bibliography 4 Selected awards 5 Further reading 6 References 7 External linksPolitical and diplomatic career EditLopes was born across the Congo River in Leopoldville now Kinshasa the capital of the Belgian Congo now the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 2 He received his primary education in Brazzaville and Bangui then went to France in 1949 for his secondary and higher education While there he was a member of the Executive Committee of the Federation of Black African Students and was President of the Association of Congolese Students from 1957 to 1965 Returning to Congo in 1965 he was a history professor at the Ecole normale superieure d Afrique Centrale in Brazzaville from 1965 to 1966 then Director General of Education from 1966 to 1968 2 Under President Marien Ngouabi Lopes was Minister of National Education from January 1969 3 until becoming Minister of Foreign Affairs in December 1971 4 He was included on the five member Political Bureau of the Congolese Labour Party PCT in December 1972 5 Subsequently he was Prime Minister from 1973 to 1975 6 He visited China in early 1975 but could not meet with Chairman Mao Zedong because Mao was ill 7 Lopes and his government resigned following a meeting of the PCT Central Committee in December 1975 and Louis Sylvain Goma was appointed to replace him 8 After working as political director of Etumba from 1975 to 1977 6 Lopes was reappointed to the government as minister of finance on 5 April 1977 9 he served in that position until Justin Lekoundzou was appointed to replace him in December 1980 10 Subsequently he worked at UNESCO as Assistant Director General for Culture and Deputy Director General for Africa from 1981 to 1998 6 On 26 October 1998 Lopes presented his credentials as Congo Brazzaville s Ambassador to France 11 while posted in Paris he was additionally accredited as Ambassador to the United Kingdom Portugal Spain and the Vatican City 6 In 2002 Lopes was a candidate for the post of Secretary General of the international organization La Francophonie but he withdrew his candidacy under pressure on the night before the vote which was held on 20 October 2002 and resulted in the unanimous election of Senegal s Abdou Diouf 12 In mid 2015 it was reported that Lopes planned to retire from his post as Ambassador to France which he did later that year 13 As a writer EditIn addition to his distinguished political and diplomatic career Lopes has earned distinction as a literary author Perhaps his most acclaimed work is the satirical novel Le Pleurer rire The Laughing Cry 1982 Other works include the short story collection Tribaliques Tribaliks 1971 as well as the novels La Nouvelle romance 1975 and Sans tam tam 1977 His most recent novel Le Meridional 2015 has been praised as a fine portrayal of the life of an African long residing in France narrated by a writer whose life bears some resemblances to Lopes s own 14 Tribaliques received the Grand Prix Litteraire de l afrique noire in 1972 15 and in 1993 Lopes received the Grand prix de la francophonie of the Academie francaise for his entire body of work In November 2015 he delivered the keynote address at the 22nd International African Writers Day Conference organized by the Pan African Writers Association PAWA on the theme Celebrating the life and works of Chinua Achebe the coming of age of African Literature in Accra Ghana 16 During the conference Lopes received the award of Honorary Membership of PAWA alongside other honorees who included the late Kwame Nkrumah Emeritus Professor Ekwueme Michael Thelwell Dr Margaret Busby James Currey Professor Jophus Anamuah Mensah Dr Joyce Rosalind Aryee and others 17 Selected bibliography EditLe Meridional Editions Gallimard 2015 ISBN 978 2070148271 Une enfant de Poto Poto Editions Gallimard 2012 ISBN 978 2070136087 Ma grand mere bantoue et mes ancetres les Gaulois Simples discours Paris Editions Gallimard ISBN 978 2070715879 Le Lys et le Flamboyant Paris Seuil 1997 ISBN 978 2020200967 Le chercheur d Afriques Paris Seuil 1990 ISBN 978 2020849609 Le Pleurer rire Presence Africaine 1982 ISBN 978 2708704046 Translated into English by G Moore as The Laughing Cry An African Cock and Bull Story Readers International 1987 ISBN 978 0930523336 Sans tam tam Editions CLE 1977 ISBN 978 2723500135 La Nouvelle romance Yaounde CLE 1975 Tribaliques Yaounde CLE 1971 Translated into English as Tribaliks Contemporary Congolese Stories Heinemann African Writers Series 1987 ISBN 978 0435907624 Selected awards Edit1972 Grand Prix Litteraire de l afrique noire for Tribaliques 1992 Grand prix de la francophonie 2002 Honorary doctorates from University of Paris XII and the University of Quebec 18 2013 Honorary doctorate from University of Sonfoniah Guinea 19 2015 Officer of the Legion d Honneur 20 Further reading EditBokiba Andre Patient 2003 Henri Lopes Une lecture d enracinement et d universalite Editions L Harmattan ISBN 978 2747529709 Chemain Arlette 1988 Henri Lopes engagement civique et recherche d une ecriture Notre librairie 92 93 123 128 Maunick Edouard 1988 Le territorre d Henri Lopes Notre librairie 92 93 128 131 Mwepu P K December 2007 From self identity to universality a reading of Henri Lopes works Literator 28 3 131 144 ISSN 0258 2279References Edit a b International Who s Who of Authors and Writers 2004 Europa Publications p 339 a b c d Henri Lopes ecrivain diplomate permanent dead link presse francophone org in French Remy Bazenguissa Ganga Les voies du politique au Congo essai de sociologie historique 1997 Karthala Editions p 150 in French Bazenguissa Ganga Les voies du politique au Congo p 194 in French Mar 1973 New Draft Constitution Government Reorganization Suppression of Alleged Plot Keesing s Record of World Events volume 19 March 1973 Congo p 25 776 a b c d Congo Brazzaville Les hommes de pouvoir number 1 Africa Intelligence 29 October 2002 in French Mao s failure to receive visitors is laid to a cold Reuters 15 March 1975 Jan 1976 New Government Former Prime Minister s Visits to China and France President s Visit to Soviet Union internal Developments Keesing s Record of World Events volume 22 January 1976 Congo p 27 556 Bazenguissa Ganga Les voies du politique au Congo p 241 in French Bazenguissa Ganga Les voies du politique au Congo p 274 in French Remise de lettres de creance Archived 2011 07 26 at the Wayback Machine Official Journal of the French Republic Number 251 29 October 1998 in French Abdou Diouf premier francophone Afrik com 20 October 2002 in French Congo Brazzaville Henri Lopes quitte son poste d ambassadeur en France Jeune Afrique 10 August 2015 in French Adele King Le Meridional by Henri Lopes review World Literature Today November 2015 Biografski dodaci Biographic appendices Republika Casopis za kulturu i drustvena pitanja Izbor iz novije africke knjizevnosti in Serbo Croatian Zagreb SR Croatia XXXIV 12 1424 1427 December 1978 Edmund Smith Asante Writers must interact with students Prez Mahama Graphic Online 9 November 2015 Evelyn Osagie Echoes of Achebe s works at writers show The Nation Nigeria 25 November 2015 Henri Lopes African Geopolitics Guinea university awards honorary doctorate to Congo s Henri Lopes Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine StarAfrica 25 April 2013 Decret du 3 avril 2015 portant promotion et nomination Legifrance in French External links EditLydie Moudileno Henri Lopes La critique n est pas une agression interview Genesis 33 2011 93 100 Olivia Marsaud What I have learned from Henri Lopes Afrique Magazine May 2015 Political officesVacantTitle last held byAlfred Raoul Prime Minister of Congo Brazzaville1973 75 Succeeded byLouis Sylvain Goma Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henri Lopes amp oldid 1134817709, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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