17 Notable alumni of
University of Kinshasa
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The University of Kinshasa is 2245th in the world, 54th in Africa, and 1st in the DR Congo by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from the University of Kinshasa sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Denis Mukwege
- Occupations
- pastorgynecologisthuman rights activistobstetrician
- Biography
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Denis Mukwege is a Congolese gynecologist and Pentecostal pastor. He founded and works in Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, where he specializes in the treatment of women who have been raped by armed rebels. In 2018, Mukwege and Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict".
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Vital Kamerhe
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Vital Kamerhe Lwa Kanyiginyi Nkingi is a Congolese politician, currently serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Economy and the leader of the Union for the Congolese Nation (UNC) party. He served as the President of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2006 to 2009. After resigning from that office, he went into the opposition and founded the UNC. He ran in the 2011 presidential election. He supported Félix Tshisekedi as a coalition partner in the 2018 presidential election, and became chief of staff when Tshisekedi took office.
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Ilunga Ilunkamba Sylvestre
- Occupations
- economist
- Biography
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Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba is a Congolese politician who was appointed as the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in May 2019, formally establishing his government in August 2019. He has had a long political career going back to the 1970s, having held a number of ministerial cabinet posts, and was previously a professor at the University of Kinshasa since 1979. Ilunga has also been the secretary general of Congo's national railway company. He has a reputation as an experienced public servant and technocrat, as well as an ally of former President Joseph Kabila.
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Samy Badibanga
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Samy Badibanga Ntita is a Congolese politician who was Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from November 2016 to May 2017. He was also on the ballot for the 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election as a presidential candidate.
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Adolphe Muzito
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Adolphe Muzito is a Congolese politician who was Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2008 to 2012. Muzito, a member of the Unified Lumumbist Party (PALU), was Minister of the Budget under Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga from 2007 to 2008.
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Lambert Mende Omalanga
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lambert Mende Omalanga is the former minister of communications of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is best known for saying that an overturned fuel truck that exploded and killed 230 people was trying to overtake a bus, but is also famous for saying 80 died when a boat overturned. He was born near Lodja, Sankuru.
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Matata Ponyo Mapon Augustin
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- university teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Matata Ponyo Mapon is a Congolese political figure who was Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 18 April 2012 to 17 November 2016. Previously he served as Minister of Finance from 21 February 2010 to 12 April 2012; as Prime Minister, he retained responsibility for the finance portfolio. He currently serves as Senator for Maniema.
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Paluku Kahongya Julien
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Julien Paluku Kahongya is a Congolese politician. He served as the governor of the province of North Kivu from 27 January 2007 to 22 February 2019.
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Didier Etumba Longomba
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- military personnelpolitician
- Biography
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Didier Etumba Longila is a retired Congolese military officer who served as Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2008 until 2018.
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Koyagialo Ngbase te Gerengo Louis Alphonse
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- politician
- Biography
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Louis Alphonse Daniel Koyagialo Ngbase te Gerengbo was a Congolese politician. He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with responsibility for the Ministry of Postal Services, Telephones, and Telecommunications in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito. Following the resignation of Prime Minister Muzito, Koyagialo was Acting Prime Minister from 6 March to 18 April 2012, prior to the appointment of Augustin Matata Ponyo.
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Guy Loando Mboyo
- Enrolled in the University of Kinshasa
- 2001-2006 graduated with licentiate in law
- Occupations
- politicianinvestorlawyerbusinesspersonpolitical writer
- Biography
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Guy Loando Mboyo is a lawyer, Congolese politician and a member of the Senate of Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2019 who was appointed Minister of State in charge of Regional Planning since April 2021. He is the founder of the Widal Foundation in September 2018.
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Luzolo Bambi Lessa
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Emmanuel-Janvier Luzolo Bambi Lessa is a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was appointed Minister of Justice in the Muzito cabinet in October 2008.
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Eteni Longondo
- Enrolled in the University of Kinshasa
- Studied family medicine
- Occupations
- politicianphysician
- Biography
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Eteni Longondo is a Congolese doctor and politician. He is a Member of the UDPS, and a Minister of Health in the Sylvestre Ilunga government since September 2019.
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Ougoureh Kifleh Ahmed
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- politician
- Biography
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Ougoureh Kifleh Ahmed is a Djiboutian politician who served in the government of Djibouti as Minister of Defense from 1999 to 2011. He has also served as Secretary-General of the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD).
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Alexandre Luba Ntambo
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- politicianpharmacistdirector
- Biography
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Alexandre Luba Ntambo is a politician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He serves as the Deputy Prime Minister under President Joseph Kabila. He also serves as the Minister of Defence and Veterans' Affairs. He took the post on 28 April 2012.
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Alain Daniel Shekomba
- Years
- 1970-.. (age 55)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Alain Daniel Shekomba Okende is a Congolese physicist, businessman, and politician. Formerly a professor at the University of Kinshasa, where he had been a student. He was a presidential candidate in the 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election.
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Kasongo Munganga
- Years
- 1944-.. (age 81)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Constantin Kasongo Munganga is a politician and monetarist from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He holds a Ph.D. in economics. In 2011, he was elected MP for the constituency of Katanda Territory, in the Kasai-Oriental province. He is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Expertise, Evaluation, and Certification of Precious and Semi-Precious Mineral Substances, CEEC in short. Television audiences nicknamed him "The Man With The Red Knot" because of his appearance on media. Since 1975, he has taught at the Institut Supérieur de Commerce of Kinshasa.
