Gabriel Kyungu
Gabriel Kyungu wa Kumwanza | |
|---|---|
| President of the Provincial Assembly of Haut-Katanga | |
| In office 20 February 2021 – 21 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Freddy Kashoba |
| Governor of Shaba | |
| In office 1991 – April 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Bonaventure Konde Vila Kikanda |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Thadée Ngoie Mulume |
| Governor of Katanga | |
| In office March 1997 – April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Thadée Ngoie Mulume |
| Succeeded by | Gaëtan Kakudji |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Antoine Gabriel Kyungu Wa Kumwanza 24 October 1938 |
| Died | 21 August 2021 (aged 82) Luanda, Angola |
| Nationality | Congolese |
| Political party | UNAFEC |
Antoine Gabriel Kyungu wa Kumwanza (24 October 1938 – 21 August 2021) was a Congolese politician.[1][2]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]He died of COVID-19 in Luanda on 21, August 2021, at the age of 82.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Kyungu was part of the Luba ethnic group.[8][9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "RDC: l'UNAFEC veut plus de sécurité pour son Président National Gabriel Kyungu". Politico.cd (in French). 17 February 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "RDC : SNCC, les nouveaux mandataires notifiés 12 mois après leur nomination !". Zoom Eco (in French). 25 June 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "DR Congo mourns founder of the ruling party UDPS". Africanews. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Nugent, Paul; Hammett, Daniel; Dorman, Sara (2007). Making Nations, Creating Strangers: States and Citizenship in Africa. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-15790-3.