Presentation and Organization of International Choir Cardinal Emile BIAYENDA
Cardinal Emile BIAYENDA

       	In August 12th 1996, some young Congolese students
(Congo -Brazzaville) gathered under the supervision of Father Maurice
 MILANDOU, in order to practice religious songs for the preparation of 
the eucharistic celebration in the memory of the late  Cardinal Emile 
BIAYENDA (50 years old then), the first Cardinal of Congo and of 
Central Africa  who was assassinated on  March 22th 1977 in Brazzaville.
  
	 Concerned about protecting and spreading the virtues for what
 the Cardinal sacrificed his life, and developed by sister Brigitte  
YENGO ( during a brief meeting ), they decided to settle themselves 
inside a stable and well organized group : A CHOIR.

	In this way, they held their first constitutive general 
assembly on Sunday August 25th 1996 at the place of Ms Véronique
  SABOUKOULOU BINDI (located at Gueule-Tapee, Rue 62 X 63, Dakar),
 who brought them a great support.
    
	Right now, the choir has more than thirty active members, 
most students coming from different countries: Benin, Cameroon, 
Cap-Verde, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Rwanda, 
Senegal, Togo.

 	The Choir is organized as follow:
	* The General Assembly
	* The Executive Bureau
	* The Godmother
	* The Committee of support
	* The Social commission

	
The General Assembly is made of active members as defined in the 
article 9 of the Internal Rule. The decision resulting from the General
 
    Assembly is supreme about anything interesting the life of the choir, 
with the respect of the basic rules as defined in the status. It holds 
three times a year in ordinary congress under summoning of the Executive 
Bureau. It is possible to be held as extra-ordinary congress 
if it requested by two third (2/3) of the members. 

    The Choir is governed by an Executive Bureau elected during the general
 assembly for secret bulletin by the two third (2/3) of attended members or
 represented, for a period of one year renewable.

    For the period of 2000 - 2001, the Executive Bureau was composed as follow:
          * Coordinator: Joseph PREIRA
          * Vice-Coordinator: Alih SAMBA 
          * Treasurer: Roseline OSSI
          * Assistant Treasurer: Paulette MENDY
          * Blackmailer: Lucien MENDY
          			    : Isidore KINZONZI
          * Archiviste: Hervé NDINGA

The godmother Ms Véronique SABOUKOULOU 
BINDI cooperates together with the Executive Bureau and serves as adviser.

   The Social Commission examines and brings the solution to the submitted cases. 
It members are selected by proposal during the General Assembly.

   The Committee of Support brings material, moral and financial support for the good 
running of the choir’s activities. The members are picked up by proposal among 
people supposed to have a good morality.