Daniel Kanza

Daniel Kanza Kinsona (1909–1990) was a Congolese politician and a leading member of the Alliance des Bakongo.

[1] Kanza attended the Belgo-Congolese Round Table Conference in Brussels on behalf of ABAKO in January 1960, and was chosen to be a vice president of the talks.

[9] Kasa-Vubu also pushed for a federalist government, which Kanza strongly opposed in favor of a unitary system.

He and two of his sons published a series of articles in a Congolese newspaper they ran that accused Kasa-Vubu of collaborating with France to divide the Congo.

Kanza was appointed to a committee formed to address the problem, and ultimately it was decided that the Congolese state should assume all responsibilities of governance.

[16] In January 1965 a group of Maniangans nominated him as candidate for national senator in anticipation of upcoming elections.