Joseph Kabila

ABOUT JOSEPH KABILA

Congolese politician who became the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2001. He has tirelessly worked to end the civil war in his country.

He attended Makerere University in Uganda, and became a member of the army of kadogos.

He was Deputy of Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1998.

He married Olive Lembe di Sita in 2006, and they had a daughter born in 2001 named Sifa.

Like him, Jean-Pierre Bemba is a well known 21st century Congolese politician.