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|office = [[First Lady of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]] |
|office = [[First Lady of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]] |
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|term_start = 7 June 2006 |
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|term_end = 24 January 2019 |
|term_end = 24 January 2019 |
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|president = [[Joseph Kabila]] |
|president = [[Joseph Kabila]] |
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|predecessor = [[Sifa Mahanya]] |
|predecessor = [[Sifa Mahanya]] |
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|successor = [[Denise Tshisekedi]] |
|successor = [[Denise Tshisekedi]] |
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976| |
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|05|29|df=y}} |
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|birth_place = Kailo, [[Maniema]], [[Zaire]]<br><small>(now Kailo, [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]])</small> |
|birth_place = Kailo, [[Maniema]], [[Zaire]]<br><small>(now Kailo, [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]])</small> |
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|birthname = Marie Olive Lembe di Sita |
|birthname = Marie Olive Lembe di Sita |
Revision as of 21:03, 22 June 2021
Olive Lembe di Sita | |
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First Lady of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
In office 7 June 2006 – 24 January 2019 | |
President | Joseph Kabila |
Preceded by | Sifa Mahanya |
Succeeded by | Denise Tshisekedi |
Personal details | |
Born | Marie Olive Lembe di Sita 29 May 1976 Kailo, Maniema, Zaire (now Kailo, Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
Spouse | |
Children | Sifa Kabila Laurent Desire Kabila Jr. |
Marie Olive Lembe di Sita (born 29 July 1976) is the former First Lady of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She was the long-term girlfriend of Congolese President Joseph Kabila whom she married on 17 June 2006, becoming her country's First Lady.[1]
In 1998, a daughter was born to the couple, Sifa Kabila, named after Kabila's mother, and former first lady Sifa Mahanya.
Wedding
On 1 June 2006, the head of the Maison Civile, Theo Mugalu, officially announced the wedding of Ms. Lembe di Sita to the President.
Two different dates emerged, some reports stating 10 June 2007,[2] and other stating 10 June 2006.[3] The wedding eventually took place on 17 June 2006 at the Presidential residence, in La Gombe, Kinshasa.[4]
As President Kabila is Protestant, and Ms. Lembe di Sita is Catholic, the wedding ceremony was somewhat ecumenical, with both Cardinal Etsou, and Mgr Pierre Marini Bodho - Bishop and President of the Church of Christ in Congo, the umbrella church for most Protestant denominations in Congo - officiating. Cardinal Etsou had preeminence however.
References
- ^ "Profile: Joseph Kabila". Al Jazeera English. 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ http://www.congointer.com/mari.htm
- ^ http://www.digitalcongo.net/fullstory.php?id=69284
- ^ "Solennel mariage religieux du président Joseph Kabila". Digital Congo. 2006-06-07. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2019-03-09.