Vital Balla
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Vital Balla is a Congolese politician.
Career[edit]
In 1972 he was included as a member of the Central Committee of the Congolese Party of Labour (PCT), and he remained a member of that body until 1991.[1]
As of 2000, Balla was the second vice-president of the committee appointed to oversee the ceasefire in Brazzaville.[2]
Balla is the president of the Congolese Association for Friendship with the Peoples (ACAP), a position he has held since 1974.[3] As of 1984, he served as vice president of the World Peace Council.[4]
Awards[edit]
In 2010 he was awarded the China-Africa Friendship Award, along with personalities such as Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia.[5] In October 2011, Balla was awarded the Cuban Friendship Medal by ICAP.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ Bazenguissa-Ganga, Rémy. Les voies du politique au Congo: essai de sociologie historique. Paris: Karthala, 1997. p. 426
- ^ Human Rights Watch, Handicap International, International Campaign to Ban Landmines, and Landmine Monitor (Organization). Landmine Monitor Report, 2002: Toward a Mine-Free World. New York: Human Rights Watch, 2002. p. 69
- ^ "中国人民对外友好协会". Archived from the original on 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ Ghana. Ghana News. Washington, D.C.: Embassy of Ghana, 1969. p. 20
- ^ "The Chinese-African People's Friendship Association - PROGRAMS". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ "Dirigente solidario congolés recibe en Cuba Medalla de la Amistad". Radio Santa Cruz. 5 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.
- ^ "Cuba Decorates Congolese Leader - Radio Angulo". 2012-04-07. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2019-10-30.