King Makosso IV (1 May 1944 – 23 December 2020) was the 17th King of Loango.[1] He was crowned on 29 August 2009 in the Kouilou Department in the Republic of the Congo. He worked in Pointe-Noire as a mechanic, and was chosen to be the King of Loango because he was the nephew of King Poaty III.
Moé Makosso IV | |
|---|---|
| King of Loango | |
| In office 29 August 2009 – 23 December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | King Tati Ier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jean Makosso 1 May 1944 Tchizondi, French Congo |
| Died | 23 December 2020 (aged 76) |
He was inaugurated following the death of King Tati Ier in Diosso, and during his rule, he built a new royal palace in the city, called the Limani-Li-Bwali Diosso, located next to the Musée régional Mâ-Loango.[2]
King Makosso died on 23 December 2020 in Rabat following a long illness.[3] He was 76.
Decorations
edit- Ordre Patriarcal de Saint Nicolas (2013)[4]
References
edit- ↑ "Moé Makosso IV". Jeune Afrique (in French). 26 August 2013.
- ↑ "Royaume Loango : un nouveau palais pour Moe Makosso IV". Adiac-Congo (in French). 26 September 2016.
- ↑ "Décès du Roi Ma Loango Moé Makosso IV". Congo Media Time (in French). 24 December 2020.
- ↑ "Mgr Athanase décore Sa Majesté le Roi Makosso IV de l'Ordre Patriarcal de Saint Nicolas". Center Blog (in French). 12 April 2013.
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