Kasaï-Oriental was one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1966 and 2015,when it was split into the new,smaller Kasai-Oriental province,the Lomami and the Sankuru provinces.
The Third Republic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a unitary state with a five-level hierarchy of types of administrative division. There are nine different types of country subdivision in a new hierarchy with no new types but with two from the previous one abolished.
Direct elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo occur for the Presidency,National Assembly,and provincial assemblies. The Senate,and provincial governors are elected indirectly by members of the provincial assemblies.
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 Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte,or commonly referred to as the Stade des Martyrs,is the national stadium of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,located in the Kinshasa commune of the capital Kinshasa. With a seating capacity of 80,000,it is the largest stadium in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the fourth-largest stadium in Africa. It serves as the home stadium for the Congolese football national team,Association Sportive Vita Club,and Daring Club Motema Pembe,making it the largest multifunctional venue in the country.
Mwene-Ditu is a town in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo,Lomami Province.
The Union for Democracy and Social Progress is a major political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Founded in 1982,amid the one-party rule of Mobutu Sese Seko and his Popular Movement of the Revolution,it is the country's oldest existing party. During the presidency of Joseph Kabila,it was the largest opposition party in the country. The party identifies as social democratic.
Gombe,also known as La Gombe,or Downtown Kinshasa,is one of the 24 communes of Kinshasa,in the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Encompassing a vast area of approximately 29.33 square kilometers,it is home to an approximate population of 49,024 residents (2014).
Lomami is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Lomami,Kasaï-Oriental,and Sankuru provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Kasaï-Oriental province. Lomami was formed from the Kabinda district and the independently administered city of Mwene-Ditu. The town of Kabinda was elevated to capital city of the new province.
Lemba is one of the 24 communes that are the administrative divisions of Kinshasa,the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kabinda District was a district of the Belgian Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 2015 it was merged with the independently administered city of Mwene-Ditu to form Lomami Province.
Mont Amba is an area of the capital city of Kinshasa,Democratic Republic of the Congo,comprising five of the city-province's twenty-four administrative divisions—the communes of Kisenso,Lemba,Limete,Matete and Ngaba. It is one of the four so-called districts of Kinshasa. These were the administrative divisions of Kinshasa during much of the Mobutu years (1965-1997) and around which a number of government systems and services are still organized. For instance,Mont Amba makes up an eleven-member National Assembly constituency designated as Kinshasa III. However,these districts are not part of Congo's territorial organization.
Noël Kabamba Tshiani Muadiamvita is a Congolese economist and politician. He was a presidential candidate in the 2018 and 2023 general elections. In 2021 and 2023,Tshiani proposed a law to restrict various government positions to only individuals who were born to Congolese parents.
Nicolas Kazadi is a Congolese politician and career diplomat who has been Ambassador-at-large for the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 7 March 2019 and Minister of Finance since 12 April 2021.
General elections were held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 20 December 2023. Combined elections were held for the President,484 of the 500 members of the National Assembly,700 of the 716 elected members of the 26 provincial assemblies,and for the first time under the new constitution,951 members of a scaled down number of commune (municipal) councils. On election day,the Congolese government extended voting to 21 December for polling stations that had not opened on 20 December. Agence France-Presse reported that some polling stations would open as late as 24 December.
The cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are administrative divisions of provinces with the exception of Kinshasa which itself has the status of a province. Cities are further divided into communes. They are led by mayors except for Kinshasa which is led by a governor.
Lumumbaville is a new city being developed in Sankuru province,in the central Democratic Republic of Congo. It was created to honor the national and panafrican hero Patrice Lumumba,independence leader and first prime minister of the country,who was executed in 1961 during the Congo crisis.
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.
The Suminwa government also known as the Suminwa cabinet was formed following the appointment by President Félix Tshisekedi of Judith Suminwa as the first female Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 1 April 2024.
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