He was a prominent political figure from the 1970s to the 1990s, heading the Congolese Trade Union Confederation (Confédération syndicale congolaise, CSC).
[4] In addition, he was Secretary of the Central Committee in charge of the coordination of the party and the activities of mass organizations from 1984 to 1990.
[6] Bokamba-Yangouma joined the opposition shortly before the February–June 1991 National Conference,[3] playing a key role in ending the PCT regime.
[1] He was the First Vice-President of the Higher Council of the Republic during the 1991–92 transitional period leading to multi party elections.
[13] The MGCC held its first ordinary congress on 31 March 2007, stressing the importance of love and unity in the development of "a new and prosperous Congo".
[14] Bokamba-Yangouma called for the 2007 parliamentary election to be delayed due to the existence of what he described as a "legal vacuum"; this was a reference to the fact that a bill providing for the creation of an independent electoral commission had been approved by the National Assembly but not signed into law by Sassou Nguesso in time for the election.
[22] Jean Michel Bokamba-Yangouma died in the evening of 23 June 2020 in Brazzaville from the effects of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of the Congo.