Joseph Kabila

Categories: News | Politicians | World Leaders
    • Born: June 4, 1971
    • Birthplace: Hewa Bora, DR Congo
    • Spouse: Lembe di Sita
    • Political Party: PPRD
    • Assumed office on January 26, 2001, 10 days after father's murder
    • Son of Laurent-Desire Kabila
    • First elected president of DR Congo in 40 years
    • Youngest head of state in Africa
  • Joseph Kabila is the prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a former guerrilla commander. He took office ten days after the death of his father, former President Laurent-Desire Kabila. He was officially elected in 2006 and sworn in on November 27, 2006. This made him the first elected president in the Congo in 40 years and the youngest head of state in Africa. Though only 29 when he first took office, Kabila managed to end the fighting of the Second Congo Civil War, allowing some foreign troops to withdraw. He negotiated a formal peace agreement in 2002. Since the end of fighting, he has worked to prosecute those responsible of committing crimes, specifically sex crimes, during the civil wars in the Congo.

About this page

  • Page Views
    0
What is this?
No one is currently managing this page.
What is this?
This page currently has no vertical manager.