Denise Nyakéru Tshisekedi Explained

Denise Nyakéru Tshisekedi
Image Name:Denise Tshisekedi 2022.jpg
Caption:Nyakeru in 2022
Office:First Lady of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Term Label:Assumed role
Term Start:24 January 2019
President:Félix Tshisekedi
Predecessor:Olive Lembe di Sita
Term Label2:In role
Birth Date:9 March 1967
Birth Place:Kailo, Congo-Leopoldville
(now Kailo, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Children:5
Nationality:Congolese
Otherparty:UDPS

Denise Nyakéru Tshisekedi (born 9 March 1967) is the First Lady of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the wife of President Félix Tshisekedi.[1]

Biography

In March 2022 Denise Nyakéru Tshisekedi visited the Congolese National Police in Kinshasa during training with MONUSCO concerning gender mainstreaming in peacekeeping operations.

Denise's father, Étienne Nyakeru, was an évolué under Belgian rule. He had a position of responsibility in the administration of what was still the unified province of Kivu. One of his sisters, Jeannette, was a diplomat in London. [2]

One of his brothers-in-law is “general doctor” Gilbert Kabanda Kurhenga, commander of the army health corps. She was only nine months old when she lost her father, her mother and one of her uncles in a car accident in Bukavu. Due to the premature death of her parents, she was unable to learn Mashi, her mother tongue.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-03-19. Dix choses à savoir sur… Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi, l'épouse du président de la RDC – Jeune Afrique. 2021-02-22. JeuneAfrique.com. fr-FR.
  2. Web site: Dix choses à savoir sur… Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi, l’épouse du président de la RDC – Jeune Afrique . 2022-10-19 . JeuneAfrique.com . fr-FR.
  3. Web site: Dix choses à savoir sur… Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi, l’épouse du président de la RDC – Jeune Afrique . 2022-10-19 . JeuneAfrique.com . fr-FR.