Léon Kengo wa Dondo is a Congolese politician who served as the "first state commissioner" several times under Mobutu Sese Seko in Zaïre. He was one of the most powerful figures in the regime and was a strong advocate of economic globalization and free-market economics. He served as President of the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2007 to 2019.
Antoine Ghonda Mangalibi was the foreign minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from June 30, 2003, until July 23, 2004.
Abdoulaye Yerodia Ndombasi was a Congolese politician who served in the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1999 to 2000 and as Vice-President from 2003 to December 2006.
Étienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba was a Congolese politician and the leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), formerly the main opposition political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). A long-time opposition leader, he served as Prime Minister of the country on three brief occasions: in 1991, 1992–1993, and 1997. He was also the father of the current President, Felix Tshisekedi.
The Movement for the Liberation of the Congo is a political party in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Formerly a rebel group operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo that fought the government throughout the Second Congo War, it subsequently took part in the transitional government and is one of the main opposition parties.
Mbuyamu Ilankir "Freddy" Matungulu (born January 4, 1955 Belgian Congo is a Congolese economist. He was Minister of Finance of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001 to 2003.
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo is a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). After he served as Deputy Prime Minister of Defense 2023 to 2024, he was moved to the Deputy Prime Minister of Transportation. He was previously one of four vice-presidents in the transitional government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 17 July 2003 to December 2006. He led the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC), a rebel group turned political party. He received the second-highest number of votes in the 2006 presidential election. In January 2007, he was elected to the Senate.
Azarias Ruberwa Manywa is a Congolese politician, lawyer, and public figure. During the Second Congo War he was Secretary-General of the Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie (RCD-G) rebel group. Following the war, he was one of the vice-presidents in the transitional government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 2003-2006. He has also been the leader and president of RCD-G's political party since 2003. He is a member of the Banyamulenge community of South Kivu who belong to the Tutsi ethnic group.
Olivier Kamitatu Etsu is a politician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He served as the president of the Transitional National Assembly from August 2003 to April 2006 and as the Minister of Planning and the Revolution of Modernity from 2007 to 2011 in the Gizenga and Muzito governments, and then in the Matata II government from December 8, 2014, to September 15, 2015. From 2012 to 2017, he was the president of the Africa Liberal Network. He is a member of the Liberal International. After founding in 2006, the Alliance for the Renewal of Congo (ARC), in 2020, he became a founder of the party 'Together for the Republic’ of Moïse Katumbi of which he is the spokesperson.
Emmanuel Dungia was a diplomat of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and author of the political book: Mobutu and the money of Zaïre: the revelations of a diplomat, former Secret Services agent. The latter includes the report prepared for the International Monetary Fund by Erwin Blumenthal, former Director of Foreign Affairs of the Bundesbank. Dungia was also imprisoned but was eventually acquitted by the Congolese government for his alleged involvement in a plot to overthrow Laurent Kabila who was assassinated 16 January 2001.
The following lists events that happened during 2016 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ève Bazaiba Masudi is a Congolese lawyer, politician, and human rights activist. As of May 2019, she served as the Secretary General of the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC) political party. She is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Environment since 2021.
Léonard She Okitundu Lundula is a Congolese diplomat who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and one of the Vice Prime Ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since December 2016 until March 2019. He has formerly held a number of other government offices in the DRC and Zaïre, being the Foreign Minister before (2000–2003), a Senator, and also chief of staff of President Joseph Kabila's administration.
Bertin Mwamba or Mwamba Maleba Banze Kabombo is a Congolese politician who served as the third President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Rémy Mwamba (1921–1967) was a Congolese politician who twice served as Minister of Justice of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was also a leading figure of the Association Générale des Baluba du Katanga (BALUBAKAT).
Léon Mamboleo Mughuba was born in December 1936 in Kagozi in Mwenga. He is a politician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, former minister in several national governments since 1960. He was the interim president of the senate after his election in 2018, and currently sits as a Senator.
Modeste Bahati Lukwebo is an economist, businessperson and politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is president of the Alliance des Forces Démocratiques du Congo (AFDC). In 2021 he became President of the Senate.
Mwamba is a name of Zambian origin. Notable people with the name include:
Delly Sesanga Hipungu Dja Kaseng Kapitu is a Congolese lawyer and deputy in the National Assembly representing Luiza Territory. He was a candidate in the 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election, but withdrew in favor of Moïse Katumbi. He is also the head of political party Envoi de la RDC.
Louise Munga Mesozi is a Congolese politician. She was Minister of Posts, Telephones and Telecommunications in the Muzito government from October 2008 to 2012, then Minister of the Portfolio from 2012 to 2015 in the Matata government.
