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Rigobert Massamba Musungu

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Rigobert Massamba Musungu
Allegiance Democratic Republic of the Congo
Service / branch DR Congo Air Force
Years of service1965—2018
Rank Major general
CommandsKitona Air Base

Rigobert Massamba Musungu is a major general in the Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Massamba commanded the Kitona Air Base[1] until June 2007, when he was appointed as the chief of air force staff of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] He was replaced at some point as the air force chief by Brigadier General Numbi Ngoie Enoch (former deputy chief for operations),[3] and by 2015 Massamba was the Inspector General of the Armed Forces.[4] In July 2018, he retired and John Numbi replaced him as FARDC Inspector General.[5]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, 07KINSHASA671 Major Reshuffle of Military and Police Leadership, Friday 15 June 2007 (UNCLAS/FOUO)
  2. ^ Standardization in the FARDC: Major General Musungu retires old equipment Digital Congo. 7/8/2010
  3. ^ Rogue army for a rogue state Archived 2015-03-19 at the Wayback Machine Published February 1, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  4. ^ Visite de travail du ministre de la Défense à l’Inspectorat général des FARDC (in French). Agence Congolaise de Presse. Published 6 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  5. ^ Fardc: Joseph Kabila names Lieutenant-General Celestin Mbala Munsense General Staff. Digitalcongo.net, 16 July 2018.