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.
Raymond Ramazani Baya was a Congolese politician. He served as the foreign minister of that country under the transitional government following his appointment to that post on 23 July 2004,by vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba,who was allowed to appoint the foreign minister.
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 Popular Movement of the Revolution was the ruling political party in Zaire. For most of its existence,it was the only legally permitted party in the country. It was founded by Joseph-DésiréMobutu on 20 May 1967.
Antoine Gizenga was a Congolese (DRC) politician who was the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 30 December 2006 to 10 October 2008. He was the Secretary-General of the Unified Lumumbist Party.
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.
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.
The Union of Mobutist Democrats is a political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is chaired by Nzanga Mobutu,a son of former Zairian president Mobutu Sese Seko. UDEMO is one of the main parties in the Sacred Union of the Nation parliamentary coalition.
Denis Kalume Numbi is a general and a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He was part of the Antoine Gizenga government as Minister of State for the Interior,Decentralization and Security. He was replaced in this position on 26 October 2008 by Celestin Mbuyu Kabango when the government headed by Adolphe Muzito was formed.
Jeannot Bemba Saolona was a Congolese businessman,Minister of the Economy and Industry,and Senator for Équateur. He was regarded as the most renowned businessman of the Zaire era. He was a close confidant of Mobutu Sese Seko and is the father of Jean-Pierre Bemba.
The Adolphe Muzito cabinet consists of the ministers of state,ministers and vice-ministers that form the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo under Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito,who took office on 10 October 2008.
Louis Alphonse Daniel Koyagialo Ngbase te Gerengbo was a Congolese politician. He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with responsibility for the Ministry of Postal Services,Telephones,and Telecommunications in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito. Following the resignation of Prime Minister Muzito,Koyagialo was Acting Prime Minister from 6 March to 18 April 2012,prior to the appointment of Augustin Matata Ponyo.
Baudouin Banza Mukalay Nsungu was a Congolese politician,born in Coquilhatville. He had most recently served as the Minister of Culture and the Arts of the Democratic Republic of Congo from December 2014 until his death in May 2016. Previously,Mukalay served as Minister of Youth,Sports,Culture and the Arts from April 2012 until December 2014 under President Joseph Kabila and Minister of Mines from 1996 to 1997 under Zaire President Mobutu Sese Seko.
Bobi Ladawa Mobutu also known as Mama Bobi Ladawa,is the second wife and widow of Mobutu Sese Seko who ruled Zaire as President between 1965 and 1997.
Samy Badibanga Ntita is a Congolese politician who was Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from November 2016 to May 2017. He was also on the ballot for the 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election as a presidential candidate.
Henri-Thomas Lokondo Yoka was a Congolese politician who served as a deputy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo National Assembly from 2011 until his death in 2021. He previously held office as Deputy Minister of Public Works from 1993 until 1994 and Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations from 1996 until 1997. In the 2000s he formed his own party,the Union Congolaise pour la Liberté.
Colette Tshomba Ntundu is a politician from the Democratic Republic of Congo. She was elected national deputy for the constituency of Funa three times,in 2006,2011 and 2018.
Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba is a Congolese politician who was appointed as the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in May 2019,formally establishing his government in August 2019. He has had a long political career going back to the 1970s,having held a number of ministerial cabinet posts,and was previously a professor at the University of Kinshasa since 1979. Ilunga has also been the secretary general of Congo's national railway company. He has a reputation as an experienced public servant and technocrat,as well as an ally of former President Joseph Kabila.
Jean-Jacques Lumumba is a Congolese banker and whistleblower. In 2016,he revealed that the BGFIBank Group had covered up the embezzlement of tens of millions of dollars worth of public money by DRC president Joseph Kabila and his entourage.
Dominique Sakombi Inongo was a Congolese politician and diplomat.
