Roger Mpanano
Roger Mpanano | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Constituency | Bukavu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1962 Bukavu, South Kivu, Dem. Rep of Congo |
| Died | 19 June 2021 (aged 58) Kinshasa |
| Political party | Union for the Congolese Nation |
| Children | 8 |
| Alma mater | Collège Alfajiri |
Roger Mpanano Ntamwenge (21 October 1962 – 19 June 2021[1]) was a Congolese politician, founding member of the Union for the Congolese Nation[2] and former Member of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3][4]
During his tenure, the MP Roger Mpanano strongly advocated the rejection of the transfer of water from the Ubangi River to Lake Chad,[5] a project he deemed harmful to the DRC especially on the environmental point of view.[6]
Early life and education
[edit]He did his secondary studies first at Mugeri Minor Seminary, then at Alfajiri College. He pursued higher studies at the Higher Institute for Rural Development (ISDR) where he later served as a Lecturer for a number of years.
Political career
[edit]Former member of the PPRD, the late Roger Mpanano was the first deputy of national MP Louis Leonce Muderhwa; whom he replaced as soon as he was promoted to governor of South Kivu in 2007. It is therefore he who ended the term of MP Louis Leonce.
In 2008, along with 11 other elected officials from South Kivu, Roger Mpanano followed Vital Kamerhe to create the UNC. He was elected to the UNC list in 2011.[2]
In 2018, he did not run as a national MP; but rather as deputy of the Yabe Ntaitunda; the current vice president of the provincial assembly of South Kivu.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Roger Mpanano was married, father of eight children including four girls and four boys. He died in 2021 from COVID-19.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Nécrologie : Roger Mpanano est décédé à Kinshasa". La PrunelleRDC (in French). 19 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | République démocratique du Congo : information sur l'Union pour la nation congolaise (UNC), y compris sur ses origines, sa structure, son programme politique et ses dirigeants; les cartes de membre du parti et les droits d'adhésion; le traitement réservé aux membres de l'UNC par les autorités (2011-septembre 2015)". Refworld. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Nos Elus". Union for the Congolese Nation. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "MPANANO NTAMWENGE Roger | RDC – Assemblée Nationale". www.assemblee-nationale.cd. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Le député Roger Mpanano plaide en faveur du rejet du transfèrement des eaux de la rivière Ubangi vers le lac Tcha". AfricaNews RDC (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Roger Mpanano: " Le projet de transfert des eaux de l'Ubangi vers le lac Tchad n'est pas bon pour la RDC "". Radio Okapi (in French). 18 April 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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