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Joseph Kabila

Joseph Kabila Kabange (commonly known as Joseph Kabila, born 4 June 1971) is a Congolese politician. He became President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in January 2001. He took office ten days after the assassination of his father, President Laurent-Désiré Kabila. He was elected as President in 2006. In 2011, he was re-elected for a second term.[1]

Joseph Kabila
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Kabila visiting the Pentagon in November 2003.
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In office
17 January 2001 – 25 January 2019
Prime MinisterAntoine Gizenga
Adolphe Muzito
Louis Alphonse Koyagialo (Acting)
Augustin Matata Ponyo
Bruno Tshibala
Preceded byLaurent-Désiré Kabila
Succeeded byFélix Tshisekedi
Personal details
Born
Joseph Kabila Kabange

4 June 1971 (aged 54)
Fizi, Congo-Léopoldville
Political partyPeople's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy
Spouse(s)Olive Lembe di Sita
Alma materMakerere University
People's Liberation Army National Defense University

Forbes writer Richard Miniter documented the wealth of Joseph Kabila, estimated at 2 billion US Dollars in offshore banks in the British Virgin Islands, accumulated in just over 13 years of being in power.[2]

After widespread speculation surrounding his continued stay in office, it was feared Kabila would seek re-election for a third term in the 2018 election. But he announced in August 2018, that he will not stand.[3][4]

In October 2021, Joseph Kabila defended his graduation thesis at the University of Johannesburg. A master's degree in political science and international relations was awarded to him at the end of his studies which lasted five years.

In April 2025, the Attorney General of the Armed Forces filed a request with the Senate to lift Joseph Kabila's immunity, which would allow him to be prosecuted for treason, war crimes and crimes against humanity.[5]

Joseph Kabila Media

  • Kabila in 2002, with Thabo Mbeki, George W. Bush, and Paul Kagame

  • The ceremonial first train on the newly reconstructed Lubumbashi–Kindu railway in 2004, bearing a portrait of Kabila

  • Kabila with George W. Bush in 2007

  • Kabila with Paul Kagame at the border near Goma in 2009

  • 2011_11_01_Début timide de la Campagne électorale Kinshasa. © MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani La campagne électoral à débuter officiellement le le 28 octobre et s’achèvera le 26 novembre 2011.

  • Trilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Rwandan President Paul Kagame, September 2012

  • Kabila with Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the UN, in 2017

  • Kabila casting his ballot in the 2018 general elections

References

  1. ↑ "CIA World Leaders, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
  2. ↑ Richard Miniter: Obama’s Secret Neo-Con Agenda, Forbes, July 1, 2014
  3. ↑ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/08/drc-kabila-stand-election-spokesman-180808130105604.html | DR Congo's Kabila will not stand for re-election: spokesman
  4. ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-politics/congos-kabila-to-step-down-ahead-of-presidential-election-idUSKBN1KT1L4 | Congo's Kabila will not stand for election in December | Article [AMP] | Reuters
  5. ↑ https://www.rfi.fr/fr/en-bref/20250430-rdc-une-requ%C3%AAte-d%C3%A9pos%C3%A9e-au-s%C3%A9nat-pour-obtenir-une-lev%C3%A9e-de-l-immunit%C3%A9-de-l-ex-pr%C3%A9sident-kabila | RDC: une requête déposée au Sénat pour obtenir une levée de l'immunité de l'ex-président Kabila | Article [AMP] | Radio France International

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