Joseph Kabila Kabange is a Congolese politician who served as President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between January 2001 and January 2019. He took office ten days after the assassination of his father,President Laurent-DésiréKabila in the context of the Second Congo War. He was allowed to remain in power after the 2003 Pretoria Accord ended the war as the president of the country's new transitional government. He was elected as president in 2006 and re-elected in 2011 for a second term. Since stepping down after the 2018 election,Kabila,as a former president,serves as a senator for life.
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). He has served as the DRC's Vice Prime Minister and defence minister since 2023. 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.
Vital Kamerhe is a Congolese politician,currently serving as the minister of economy and the leader of the Union for the Congolese Nation (UNC) opposition party. He served as the President of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2006 to 2009. After resigning from that office,he went into the opposition and founded the UNC. He ran in the 2011 presidential election. He supported Félix Tshisekedi as a coalition partner in the 2018 presidential election,and became chief of staff when Tshisekedi took office.
Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi is a politician and former rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He leads the Forces for Renewal political party and was Minister of Decentralization and Urban and Regional Planning until September 2011 when he resigned to run for president. He was previously the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2007 to 2008.
Olivier Kamitatu Etsu politician of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,and former Planning Minister in the government of Matata Ponyo Mapon and the leader of the Alliance for the Renewal of Congo (ARC) political party. Kamitatu is the President of the Africa Liberal Network.
The Social Movement for Renewal is a political party in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The party won 27 out of 500 seats in the parliamentary elections. In the 19 January 2007 Senate elections,the party won 3 out of 108 seats.
Moïse Katumbi Chapwe is a Congolese businessman and politician. He was Governor of Katanga Province,located in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,from 2007 to September 2015. He was a member of the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) until September 2015. He has been described by The Economist as "probably the second most powerful man in the Democratic Republic of Congo after the president,Joseph Kabila". Jeune Afrique named him "African of the Year" in 2015.
Modeste Mutinga Mutuishayi,commonly known as Modeste Mutinga,is a journalist and senator of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is the publisher of Le Potentiel,which The Committee to Protect Journalists described as "the only independent daily newspaper in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo". According to Mutinga,the paper has "an agenda" of promoting economic development and democracy.
Kinsevere is an open pit mine and Heavy Media Separation plant with an electric arc furnace formerly operated by Anvil Mining,and now operated by Minerals and Metals Group. It is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Lubumbashi,Katanga Province,Democratic Republic of Congo.
Adam BomboléIntole is a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was a candidate in the 2011 presidential election.
JoséEndundo Bononge is a politician born in Équateur province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He is the chairman of the Christian Democratic Party and was elected MP for the constituency of Mbandaka.
Jean-Bertrand Ewanga Isewanga Iwoka is a Congolese politician and Union for the Congolese Nation Member of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was the general secretary of the Union for the Congolese Nation,having resigned from the post 31 August 2016 due to his opposition to the participation of his party in the National Dialogue as stipulated in the UNITED resolute 2277. He was sentenced to one year in prison on 11 September 2014 for insulting the President. Ewanga's case was discussed in the UK Parliament where it garnered 28 signatures across party lines. He was previously aligned to the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy.
Sam Bokolombe Batuli is a Congolese politician and Union for the Congolese Nation Member of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
General elections were held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 30 December 2018,to determine a successor to President Joseph Kabila,as well as for the 500 seats of the National Assembly and the 715 elected seats of the 26 provincial assemblies. Félix Tshisekedi (UDPS) won with 38.6% of the vote,defeating another opposition candidate,Martin Fayulu,and Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary,backed by the ruling party PPRD. Fayulu alleged that the vote was rigged against him in a deal made by Tshisekedi and outgoing President Kabila,challenging the result in the DRC's Constitutional Court. Different election observers,including those from the country's Roman Catholic Church,also cast doubt on the official result. Nonetheless on 20 January the Court rejected his appeal and declared Tshisekedi as the winner. Parties supporting President Kabila won the majority of seats in the National Assembly. Félix Tshisekedi was sworn in as the 5th President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 24 January 2019,making it the first peaceful transition of power in the country since it became independent from Belgium in 1960.
The following lists events that happened during 2006 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Martin Madidi Fayulu is a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is the leader of the Engagement for Citizenship and Development party. He is widely viewed as the legitimate winner of the DRC's 2018 presidential election. On 11 November 2018,he was chosen by seven opposition leaders to be their joint presidential candidate in the 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election. However,within 24 hours,Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo,the eventual official,but widely viewed as fraudulent,winner of the 2018 presidential election,and Vital Kamerhe,the other opposition candidate,rescinded their endorsement of his candidacy and formed their own pact with Tshisekedi as candidate.
General elections are expected to be held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 20 December 2023. Simultaneous elections will be held for the President,almost all of the members of the National Assembly,almost all of the elected members of the 26 provincial assemblies,and,for the first time under the new constitution,members of a limited number of commune (municipal) councils.
Chérubin Okende Senga was a Congolese politician of Ensemble pour la République. He served as Minister of Transport and Communication from 2021 to 2022. He also served as technical administrator of Lignes Aériennes Congolaises.
