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Louis Zatonga was a Congolese politician. Zatonga was appointed one of two secretaries of the Bureau of the National Assembly in 1973. He was appointed Minister of Territorial Administration, Post and Telecommunications in 1975. When the cabinet was reshuffled in April 1977, Zatonga lost his seat in the government. [1] He served as Mayor of Brazzaville from 1977 to 1979. [2]

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References

  1. Bazenguissa-Ganga, Rémy. Les voies du politique au Congo: essai de sociologie historique . Paris: Karthala, 1997. pp. 210, 241, 447
  2. "126e anniversaire de Brazzaville. L'organisation administrative de la capitale" Archived 2012-02-26 at the Wayback Machine , Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, 28 September 2006 (in French).