Joseph Kabila

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Full Name	Joseph Kabila
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jun 4, 1971(1971-06-04)
Age	53
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Horoscope	Gemini

Joseph Kabila Biography

Joseph Kabila is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on June 4, 1971 in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Congolese politician who became president of the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2001. He has worked tirelessly to bring peace to his country.

Similar to him, Like him, Jean-Pierre Bemba is a well known 21st century Congolese politician. is also a well-known 20th century Congolese politician.

Joseph Kabila Kabange (/k æ ˈ b iː l ə / kab-EE -lə, French: [ʒɔzɛf kabila] ; born 4 June 1971) is a Congolese politician who served as President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between January 2001 and January 2019. He took office ten days after the assassination of his father, President Laurent- Désiré Kabila. He was elected as President in 2006 and re-elected in 2011 for a second term. Since stepping down after the 2018 election, Kabila, as a former president, will be a senator for life, according to the Constitution of the DRC.

Following high school, Kabila followed a military curriculum in Tanzania, then at Makerere University in Uganda. In October 1996, Laurent-Désiré Kabila launched the campaign in Zaire to oust the Mobutu regime with his newly formed army, the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire (AFDL). Joseph Kabila became the commander of an AFDL unit that included “kadogos” (child soldiers) and likely played a key role in major battles on the road to Kinshasa, but his exact whereabouts during the war have been difficult to establish. Joseph Kabila appears to have been present at the liberation of Kisangani where media reports identified him as commander of the rebel force that took the city after four days of intense fighting.

He got married to Olive Lembe di Sita in 2006 and were blessed with a daughter born in 2001, named Sifa.

Joseph Kabila Net Worth

Joseph Kabila is one of the richest Politician from Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joseph Kabila 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He went to Makerere University in Uganda, and was a part of the Kadogos army.

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

Joseph Kabila Kabange and his twin sister Jaynet Kabila were born on 4 June

1971. According to official accounts, the twins were born at Hewabora, a small village in the Fizi territory of the South Kivu province, in eastern Congo. Rumors have abounded that Kabila was actually born in Tanzania, which would make him a citizen of that country. He is the son of long time rebel, former AFDL leader and president of the Congo Laurent-Désiré Kabila and Sifa Mahanya.

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Who is Joseph Kabila Dating?

According to our records, Joseph Kabila married to Olive Lembe di Sita. As of December 1, 2023, Joseph Kabila’s is not dating anyone.

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According to widely disputed provisional results announced on 20 August, Kabila won 45% of the vote; his main opponent, vice-president and former rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba, won 20%. The irregularities surrounding the elections results prompted a run-off vote between Kabila and Bemba which was held on 29 October. On 15 November, the electoral commission announced the official results and Kabila was declared the winner, with 58.05% of the vote. These results were confirmed by the Supreme Court on 27 November 2006, and Kabila was inaugurated on 6 December 2006 as the country’s newly elected President. He named Antoine Gizenga, who placed third in the first round of the presidential election (and then backed Kabila in the second round) as prime minister on 30 December.

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Joseph Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Joseph Kabila celebrates birthday on June 4 of every year.

In December 2011, Kabila was re-elected for a second term as president. After the results were announced on 9 December, there was violent unrest in Kinshasa and Mbuji-Mayi, where official tallies showed that a strong majority had voted for the opposition candidate Etienne Tshisekedi. Official observers from the Carter Center reported that returns from almost 2,000 polling stations in areas where support for Tshisekedi was strong had been lost and not included in the official results. They described the election as lacking credibility. On 20 December, Kabila was sworn in for a second term, promising to invest in infrastructure and public services. However, Tshisekedi maintained that the result of the election was illegitimate and said that he intended also to “swear himself in” as president.

Who assassinated Joseph Kabila?

The assassination was an act of revenge after Kabila betrayed them after meeting with one of the kadogos’ longtime enemy, Paul Kagame. According to the Justice Minister Mwenze Kongolo, the killer was Rashidi Kasereka, who was shot later while escaping the palace.

How much is Joseph Kabila worth?

Forbes writer Richard Miniter documented the wealth of Joseph Kabila, estimated at 2 billion US Dollars in offshore banks in the British Virgin Islands, accumulated in just over 13 years of being in power.

How did Joseph Kabila became President?

Kabila rose to the presidency on 26 January 2001 after the assassination of Laurent-Désiré Kabila, becoming the world’s first head of government born in the 1970s. Aged 29, he was considered young and inexperienced.

What did Laurent Kabila do?

ʁɑ̃ de. zi. ʁe ka.bi.la]) (27 November 1939 – 18 January 2001) or simply Laurent Kabila (US: pronunciation (help·info)), was a Congolese revolutionary and politician who was the third President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1997 until his assassination in 2001.

How was Desire Kabila killed?

January 16, 2001, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo