Born in Léopolville in 1937, died on November 2, 2023, Henri Lopes was an emblematic political figure since independence to the present day (Prime Minister, several times minister, deputy director general then deputy director of Unesco, member of the High Council of the Francophonie, ambassador of the Congo in France and within the European Union…).Rebroadcast June 30, 2013.
He voluntarily preferred to leave politics to become an international civil servant at UNESCO in 1981. Henry Lopes was also one of the great names in French-speaking African literature, author of numerous novels, and collections of short stories and essays…
Henri Lopes’ musical choices
Emile Oboa The Piroguiers of Congo
Joseph Kabassele Felicity
Kid Ory & his Creole Jazz Band Creole Song
Beethoven 3rd movement (adagio) of the 9th Symphony