The May 22, 1960 Belgian Congo general elections

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Belgian Congo May 22 1960 general elections the first General elections MNC-L MNC Mouvement National Congolais Patrice Lumumba general vote Congo

May 22, 1960, 2 months before the Independence of the country, the first General elections are held in the Belgian Congo. The MNC-L (Mouvement National Congolais), led by Patrice Lumumba wins with 521,187 votes (23.44% of the general vote) the most seats. Voter turnout is 81.8%.

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