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This is a list of presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly the Republic of the Congo and Zaire) since the country's independence in 1960. The current president is Félix Tshisekedi, since 24 January 2019. [1]
The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Président de la République démocratique du Congo, Swahili: Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Lingala: Mokonzi wa Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki) is the head of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
On 1 July 1960, the Belgian Congo became independent as the Republic of the Congo (République du Congo). This article lists the heads of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) since the country's independence in 1960. The current head of state is President Félix Tshisekedi, since 24 January 2019.
In May 2023, he visited China and met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to strengthen the partnership with China and renegotiate mining contracts for the DRC's mineral reserves. The Democratic Republic of Congo is a major producer and exporter of copper, uranium and cobalt. [44]
Joseph Kabila Kabange (/ k æ ˈ b iː l ə / kab-EE-lə, French: [ʒozɛf kabila]; born 4 June 1971) is a Congolese politician and military officer who was the fourth President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001 to 2019.
President Felix Tshisekedi won a second term after elections in late 2023 that also handed his Sacred Union coalition a large majority in parliament. ... Democratic Republic of Congo has appointed ...
Pages in category "Presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Democratic Republic of the Congo [b] (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, is a country in Central Africa. By land area, the country is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world.