Joseph Kiwele

Joseph Kiwele
PresidentMoïse Tshombe
Minister of National Education of the State of Katanga
Personal details
BornAugust 1912 (1912-08)
Mpala, Baudouinville, Belgian Congo
Died14 November 1961(1961-11-14) (aged 49)
Élisabethville, Katanga
Political partyUnion congolaise, CONAKAT

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, La Katangaise.

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