Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi
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Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi is a politician and former rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
. He leads the Forces for Renewal
political party and was Minister of Decentralization and Urban and Regional Planning until September 2011 when he resigned to run for President. He was previously the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2007 to 2008.
(RCD) against the government of Laurent-Désiré Kabila
in the Second Congo War
. In 1999 he left the RCD with Wamba dia Wamba to form the RCD-Kisangani. Nyamwisi later took over the RCD-K from dia Wamba after they were driven from Kisangani
by RCD-Goma, and renamed it RCD-K-Movement of Liberation or RCD-K-ML.
The RCD-K-ML was accorded 15 seats in the Transitional National Assembly and participated in the Transitional Government
headed by Joseph Kabila
, when Nyamwisi was Minister for Regional Cooperation.
Nyamwisi stood in the 2006 presidential elections
but decided to stand aside in favour of Joseph Kabila
before the election. He nonetheless won 96,503 votes, and his party won 26 seats in the simultaneous election to the National Assembly, and seven out of 108 seats in the subsequent indirect elections to the Senate
.
of Antoine Gizenga
and Nyamwisi became Foreign Minister in February 2007. International experts have claimed that Nyamwisi still has private troops reporting directly to him In the government of Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito
, appointed on 26 October 2008, Nyamwisi was moved to the post of Minister of Decentralization and Urban and Regional Planning (Aménagement du territoire).
In September 2011 Nyamwisi quit to run for President. His ministry was dissolved.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
. He leads the Forces for Renewal
Forces for Renewal
The Forces for Renewal is a political party in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The party originated as a breakaway faction of the rebel Rally for Congolese Democracy and was previously known as the RCD-Kisangani-Movement for Liberation....
political party and was Minister of Decentralization and Urban and Regional Planning until September 2011 when he resigned to run for President. He was previously the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2007 to 2008.
RCD leader
Nyamwisi fought with the Rally for Congolese DemocracyRally for Congolese Democracy
The Congolese Rally for Democracy, sometimes Rally for Congolese Democracy, was a rebel group operating in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo . Assisted by the government of Rwanda, it was a major factor in the Second Congo War . It became a political party in 2003...
(RCD) against the government of Laurent-Désiré Kabila
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
Laurent-Désiré Kabila was President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from May 17, 1997, when he overthrew Mobutu Sese Seko, until his assassination by his bodyguards on January 18, 2001...
in the Second Congo War
Second Congo War
The Second Congo War, also known as Coltan War and the Great War of Africa, began in August 1998 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , and officially ended in July 2003 when the Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo took power; however, hostilities continue to this...
. In 1999 he left the RCD with Wamba dia Wamba to form the RCD-Kisangani. Nyamwisi later took over the RCD-K from dia Wamba after they were driven from Kisangani
Kisangani
Kisangani is the capital of Orientale Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the 3rd largest urbanized city in the country and the largest of the cities that lie in the tropical woodlands of the Congo....
by RCD-Goma, and renamed it RCD-K-Movement of Liberation or RCD-K-ML.
The RCD-K-ML was accorded 15 seats in the Transitional National Assembly and participated in the Transitional Government
Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo was tasked with moving from the state riven by the Second Congo War to a government based upon a constitution agreed on by consensus. In 2001 President Laurent Kabila was assassinated and his son Joseph Kabila was named head of state...
headed by Joseph Kabila
Joseph Kabila
Joseph Kabila Kabange is a Congolese politician who has been President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since January 2001. He took office ten days after the assassination of his father, President Laurent-Désiré Kabila...
, when Nyamwisi was Minister for Regional Cooperation.
Nyamwisi stood in the 2006 presidential elections
Democratic Republic of the Congo general election, 2006
General elections were held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on July 30, 2006, the first multiparty elections in the country in 41 years. Voters went to the polls to elect both a new President of the Republic and a new National Assembly, the lower-house of the Parliament.The polls were...
but decided to stand aside in favour of Joseph Kabila
Joseph Kabila
Joseph Kabila Kabange is a Congolese politician who has been President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since January 2001. He took office ten days after the assassination of his father, President Laurent-Désiré Kabila...
before the election. He nonetheless won 96,503 votes, and his party won 26 seats in the simultaneous election to the National Assembly, and seven out of 108 seats in the subsequent indirect elections to the Senate
Democratic Republic of the Congo Senate election, 2007
Elections to the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo were held on 2007-01-19, though they had originally been scheduled for 2007-01-16...
.
Government minister
Forces for Renewal joined the governmentGovernment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second institution in the central executive branch of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the first institution being the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who has the title of head of state.- Description :Under the...
of Antoine Gizenga
Antoine Gizenga
Antoine Gizenga is a Congolese politician who was Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from December 30, 2006 to 10 October 2008...
and Nyamwisi became Foreign Minister in February 2007. International experts have claimed that Nyamwisi still has private troops reporting directly to him In the government of Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito
Adolphe Muzito
Adolphe Muzito is a Congolese politician who has been the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2008. Muzito, a member of the Unified Lumumbist Party , was previously Minister of the Budget under Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga from 2007 to 2008.Muzito, who is from Gungu,...
, appointed on 26 October 2008, Nyamwisi was moved to the post of Minister of Decentralization and Urban and Regional Planning (Aménagement du territoire).
In September 2011 Nyamwisi quit to run for President. His ministry was dissolved.