Léon Kengo wa Dondo
Léon Kengo wa Dondo (born Leon Lubicz, 22 May 1935) is a Congolese politician. He served as the "first state commissioner" (prime minister) several times under Mobutu Sese Seko in Zaïre.[2] Since 2007, he has been President of the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Léon Kengo | |
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 Léon Kengo in the Polish Senate (2008) | |
| 12th Prime Minister of Zaire | |
| In office 5 November 1982 – 31 October 1986 | |
| Preceded by | N'singa Udjuu Ongwabeki Untubu |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| In office 26 November 1988 – 4 May 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Sambwa Pida Nbagui |
| Succeeded by | Lunda Bululu |
| In office 6 July 1994 – 2 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Faustin Birindwa |
| Succeeded by | Étienne Tshisekedi |
| President of the Senate of Congo | |
| Assumed office 14 May 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leon Lubicz 22 May 1935[1] Libenge (Équateur province), Belgian Congo |
| Political party | Popular Movement of the Revolution, Union of Forces of Change |
| Alma mater | Université libre de Bruxelles (1962–1968, PhD in Law) |
References
- Official birth date mentioned on his candidacy file for the 2011 presidential elections: Kengo wa Dondo Léon, Radio Okapi, 28 September 2011
- "Zaire's Prime Minister Gives in to Parliament and Resigns Post". Los Angeles Times. 25 March 1997.
Other websites
- "Ordonnance d'organisation Judiciaire no 68-326 du 14 août 1968" (PDF). Moniteur Congolais (in French). Kinshasa: Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 14 August 1968. pp. 1406–1407. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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