Denis Mukwege

Quick Facts

Full Name	Denis Mukwege
Occupation	Human Rights Activist
Date Of Birth	Mar 1, 1955(1955-03-01)
Age	69
Birthplace	Bukavu
Country	Congo
Birth City	South Kivu
Horoscope	Pisces

Denis Mukwege Biography

Denis Mukwege is one of the most popular and richest Human Rights Activist who was born on March 1, 1955 in Bukavu, South Kivu, Congo.

After graduating with a medical degree from the University of Burundi in 1983, Mukwege worked as a pediatrician in the rural Lemera Hospital near Bukavu. However, after seeing women patients who due to the absence of proper care often suffered pain, genital lesions, and obstetric fistula after giving birth, he studied gynaecology and obstetrics at the University of Angers, France, obtaining his master’s and completing his medical residency in 1989. His education was mainly financed by the Swedish Pentecostal mission.

Since its foundation, Panzi Hospital has treated more than 82,000 patients with complex gynecological damage and trauma, an estimated 60 percent of injuries has been caused by sexual violence. Most of the patients of that time were coming from conflict zones. Mukwege has described how his patients arrived at the hospital sometimes naked, usually in horrific condition. When he observed that genital damaging was being used as a weapon of war in the conflict of the late 1990s between different armed groups, Mukwege devoted himself to reconstructive surgery to help female victims of sexual violence. The German Institute for Medical Mission (DIFAEM) has been supporting Mukwege’s work with funds and medicines.

Denis Mukwege Net Worth

Denis Mukwege is one of the richest Human Rights Activist from Congo. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Denis Mukwege 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Denis Mukwege (/m ʊ k ˈ w eɪ ɡ i / ; born 1 March 1955) 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.

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Who is Denis Mukwege Dating?

According to our records, Denis Mukwege married to Madeleine Mapendo Kaboyi. As of December 1, 2023, Denis Mukwege’s is not dating anyone.

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Mukwege has treated thousands of women who were victims of rape since the Second Congo War, some of them more than once, performing up to ten operations a day during his 17-hour working days. According to The Globe and Mail, Mukwege is “likely the world’s leading expert on repairing injuries of rape”. In 2013, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for “his courageous work healing women survivors of war-time sexual violence and speaking up about its root causes.”

Facts & Trivia

Freddy Ranked on the list of most popular Human Rights Activist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Congo. Denis Mukwege celebrates birthday on March 1 of every year.

On 24 September 2015, he earned a PhD from Université libre de Bruxelles for his thesis on traumatic fistulas in the Eastern Region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Where does Denis Mukwege live now?

Mukwege has moved permanently into the Panzi hospital compound , and he has round-the-clock protection by armed guards and UN peacekeepers. But he also feels shielded by the power of women.

What makes Denis Mukwege notable?

Global advocate against rape as a weapon of war Dr Denis Mukwege campaigns globally to bring the use of rape as a weapon of war to an end. He was awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for his activism and received numerous other awards for his outstanding services to survivors of rape.

How old is Denis Mukwege?

67 years (March 1, 1955)

Who are the nominees for Nobel Peace Prize 2018?

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2018 to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.

Is Denis Mukwege married?

Madeleine Mapendo Kaboyi