Dorothée Gizenga Explained
Dorothée Gizenga (29 September 1961 – 18 February 2022) was a Congolese political activist.[1]
Biography
Gizenga was born in Kisangani on 29 September 1961 to Antoine Gizenga and Asta Marie-thérèse Mondili. Her brother was Lugi Gizenga.[2] She earned a degree in economics from York University and a master's degree in chemistry from the University of Saskatchewan.[3]
After spending 37 years in Canada, Gizenga returned to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2019. Upon her return, she became Secretary-General of the Unified Lumumbist Party (PALU). Her brother put her in charge of organizing a party unification congress. After her brother's death in June 2020,[4] she assumed several positions within the party, including PALU representative in Canada and assistant coordinator for external relations.[5]
Gizenga died in Kinshasa on 18 February 2022, at the age of 60.[6]
Notes and References
- News: 6 November 2020. RDC-Palu : Dorothée Gizenga bat le rappel des troupes pour une table ronde. French. Provinces 26. 19 February 2022. 12 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210712015449/https://www.provinces26rdc.net/rdc-palu-dorothee-gizenga-bat-le-rappel-des-troupes-pour-une-table-ronde/. live.
- News: Mukendi. Octave. 19 June 2020. RDC : Tshisekedi rend hommage à Lugi Gizenga. French. AfricaNews. 19 February 2022. 12 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210712041805/https://www.africanewsrdc.net/actu/tshisekedi-hommage-lugi/. live.
- News: September 2016. Dorothée Gizenga : « Nous formons les artisans miniers à la pratique des affaires ». French. Forbes Afrique. 19 February 2022. 11 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711210908/https://forbesafrique.com/dorothee-gizenga-nous-formons-les-artisans-miniers-a-la-pratique-des-affaires/. live.
- News: Cros. Marie-France. 2 June 2020. RDCongo: décès de Lugi Gizenga à Kinshasa. French. La Libre Afrique. 19 February 2022. 12 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210712021300/https://afrique.lalibre.be/51023/rdcongo-deces-de-lugi-gizenga-a-kinshasa/. live.
- News: Ngoie. Niclette. 27 January 2021. [Avec Mende et Batumona comme facilitateurs] PALU : Dorothée Gizenga lance les consultations au Centre Bondeko]. French. La Prospérité. 19 February 2022. 11 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711112756/https://laprosperite.online/index.php/nation/6756-avec-mende-et-batumona-comme-facilitateurs-palu-dorothee-gizenga-lance-les-consultations-au-centre-bondeko. live.
- News: 18 February 2022. RDC: Dorothée Gizenga, haut cadre du PALU, décédée à Kinshasa. French. Congo Profond. 19 February 2022. 19 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220219232616/https://congoprofond.net/rdc-dorothee-gizenga-haut-cadre-du-palu-decedee-a-kinshasa/. live.
