Gabriel Kyungu wa Kumwanza

Gabriel Kyungu wa Kumwanza (24 October 1938 – 21 August 2021) was a Congolese politician.[1][2]

In this Congolese name, the surname is Kyungu and the post-surname is wa Kumwanza.
Gabriel Kyungu wa Kumwanza
President of the Provincial Assembly of Haut-Katanga
In office
20 February 2021 – 21 August 2021
Preceded byFreddy Kashoba
Governor of Shaba
In office
1991 – April 1995
Preceded byBonaventure Konde Vila Kikanda
Succeeded byBenjamin Thadée Ngoie Mulume
Governor of Katanga
In office
March 1997 – April 1997
Preceded byBenjamin Thadée Ngoie Mulume
Succeeded byGaëtan Kakudji
Personal details
Born
Antoine Gabriel Kyungu Wa Kumwanza

24 October 1938
Died21 August 2021(2021-08-21) (aged 82)
Luanda, Angola
NationalityCongolese
Political partyUNAFEC

Career

A member of UNAFEC,[3] he served as President of the Provincial Assembly of Haut-Katanga from 20 February to 21 August 2021,[4] President of the Council of Administration of the Société nationale des chemins de fer du Congo from 2019 to 2021,[5][6] and twice served as Governor of Shaba/Katanga, from 1991 to 1995 and again in 1997.

Death

He died of COVID-19 in Luanda on 21, August 2021, at the age of 82.[7]

Personal life

Kyungu was part of the Luba ethnic group.[8][9]

See also

References
  1. "RDC : 24 octobre 1938- 21 août 2021, voici la biographie de Kyungu wa Kumwanza". Dépêche.cd (in French). 22 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. Wa Kamanda, Kamanda (22 August 2021). "RDC: l'homme politique Gabriel Kyungu wa Kumwanza est décédé". Radio France Internationale (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. "RDC: l'UNAFEC veut plus de sécurité pour son Président National Gabriel Kyungu". Politico.cd (in French). 17 February 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. "Haut-Katanga : le Bureau définitif de l'assemblée provinciale sera installé samedi 20 février". Radio Okapi (in French). Haut-Katanga. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  5. "RDC : SNCC, les nouveaux mandataires notifiés 12 mois après leur nomination !". Zoom Eco (in French). 25 June 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. Bujakera Tshiamala, Stanis (4 June 2019). "RDC : des nominations très politiques à la tête de la Gécamines et de la SNCC". Jeune Afrique (in French). Kinshasa. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. "DR Congo mourns founder of the ruling party UDPS". Africanews. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  8. "Politique-RD Congo : Réactions négatives à la nomination des nouveaux gouverneurs de provinces". Inter Press Service (in French). Kinshasa. 24 May 2004. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  9. Nugent, Paul; Hammett, Daniel; Dorman, Sara (2007). Making Nations, Creating Strangers: States and Citizenship in Africa. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-15790-3.
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