Gabriel Kyungu Explained
| Gabriel Kyungu wa Kumwanza |
| Birth Name: | Antoine Gabriel Kyungu Wa Kumwanza |
| Birth Date: | 24 October 1938 |
| Death Place: | Luanda, Angola |
| Nationality: | Congolese |
| Party: | UNAFEC |
| Office: | President of the Provincial Assembly of Haut-Katanga |
| Term Start: | 20 February 2021 |
| Term End: | 21 August 2021 |
| Predecessor: | Freddy Kashoba |
| Office2: | Governor of Shaba |
| Term Start2: | 1991 |
| Term End2: | April 1995 |
| Predecessor2: | Bonaventure Konde Vila Kikanda |
| Successor2: | Benjamin Thadée Ngoie Mulume |
| Office3: | Governor of Katanga |
| Term Start3: | March 1997 |
| Term End3: | April 1997 |
| Predecessor3: | Benjamin Thadée Ngoie Mulume |
| Successor3: | Gaëtan Kakudji |
Antoine Gabriel Kyungu wa Kumwanza (24 October 1938 – 21 August 2021) was a Congolese politician.[1] [2]
Career
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
He died of COVID-19 in Luanda on 21, August 2021, at the age of 82.[7]
Personal life
Kyungu was part of the Luba ethnic group.[8] [9]
See also
Notes and References
- News: 22 August 2021. RDC : 24 octobre 1938- 21 août 2021, voici la biographie de Kyungu wa Kumwanza. French. Dépêche.cd. 24 August 2021.
- News: Wa Kamanda. Kamanda. 22 August 2021. RDC: l'homme politique Gabriel Kyungu wa Kumwanza est décédé. French. Radio France Internationale. 24 August 2021.
- News: 17 February 2021. RDC: l'UNAFEC veut plus de sécurité pour son Président National Gabriel Kyungu. French. Politico.cd. 24 August 2021.
- News: 19 February 2021. Haut-Katanga : le Bureau définitif de l'assemblée provinciale sera installé samedi 20 février. French. Radio Okapi. Haut-Katanga. 24 February 2021.
- News: 25 June 2020. RDC : SNCC, les nouveaux mandataires notifiés 12 mois après leur nomination !. French. Zoom Eco. 24 August 2021.
- News: Bujakera Tshiamala. Stanis. 4 June 2019. RDC : des nominations très politiques à la tête de la Gécamines et de la SNCC. French. Jeune Afrique. Kinshasa. 24 August 2021.
- News: 22 August 2021. DR Congo mourns founder of the ruling party UDPS. Africanews. 24 August 2021.
- News: 24 May 2004. Politique-RD Congo : Réactions négatives à la nomination des nouveaux gouverneurs de provinces. French. Inter Press Service. Kinshasa. 24 August 2021.
- Book: Nugent. Paul. Hammett. Daniel. Dorman. Sara. 2007. Making Nations, Creating Strangers: States and Citizenship in Africa. Brill. 978-90-04-15790-3.
