Jean Bolikango (1909–1982) was a Congolese educator, writer, and
conservative politician. He was Deputy Prime Minister of the Democratic
Republic of the Congo (then Republic of the Congo), in September 1960
and from February to August 1962. Enjoying substantial popularity among
the Bangala people, he headed the Parti de l'Unité Nationale and worked
as a key opposition member in Parliament in the early 1960s. Beginning
his career in the Belgian Congo as a teacher in Catholic schools, he
wrote a novel and worked as a journalist before turning to politics in
the late 1950s. Though he held a top communications post in the colonial
administration, he became a leader in the push for independence. After
the Republic of the Congo became independent in 1960, he promoted both a
united Congo and strong ties with Belgium. The President of the Congo
posthumously awarded Bolikango a medal in 2005 for his long career in
public service.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bolikango>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1882:
The Vulcan Street Plant, the first hydroelectric central
station to serve a system of private and commercial customers in North
America, went on line in Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_Street_Plant>
1939:
Second World War: General Władysław Sikorski became Prime
Minister of the Polish government-in-exile.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_Sikorski>
1965:
Members of the 30 September Movement attempted a coup against
the Indonesian government, which was crushed by the military under
Suharto, leading to a mass anti-communist purge with more than 500,000
people killed over the following months.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_mass_killings_of_1965%E2%80%931966>
1998:
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN), a nonprofit organization that manages the assignment of domain
names and IP addresses in the Internet, was incorporated.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICANN>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
your mileage may vary:
1. (idiomatic) It may work differently in your situation, or be
different in your experience.
2. (idiomatic) Used to express a possible difference in taste: this is
just my opinion, your opinion may be different.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/your_mileage_may_vary>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, idolator, worshipper of
fire, Come even though you have broken your vows a thousand times,
Come, and come yet again. Ours is not a caravan of despair.
--Rumi
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Rumi>