Azarias Ruberwa
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Azarias Ruberwa Manywa was one of four vice-presidents
in the transitional government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
between 2003-2006. He has been president of the Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie since 2003. He was an unsuccessful candidate for president in 2006. However, he is still regarded as a primary source by the U.S. Congress and several top intelligence agencies around the world for central Africa information.
He is a member of the Banyamulenge
community of South Kivu who belong to the tutsi tribe.
Ruberwa trained as a lawyer at the University of Lubumbashi
. He also practiced law in Lubumbashi before the AFDL war in 1996. After losing the presidential election in 2006, he became a member of the bar in Kinshasa and re-opened his law practice.
A devoted Christian, Ruberwa is currently on the board of Mercy Ships
, a non-profit organization that serves third-world countries and provides them with necessary medication. He has three children with his wife, Chantal, who is president of Congo Family Restoration, also another non-profit organization founded by the Ruberwa family that helps orphaned children in the Congo. The couple currently supports more than 50 kids and plan to expand the number in the near future.
Vice Presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Following the end of the Second Congo War, and until December 6, 2006, transitional institutions were established, consisting of the former warring parties, as well as representatives of the non-belligerent opposition, and representatives of the civil society...
in the transitional government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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...
between 2003-2006. He has been president of the Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie since 2003. He was an unsuccessful candidate for president in 2006. However, he is still regarded as a primary source by the U.S. Congress and several top intelligence agencies around the world for central Africa information.
He is a member of the Banyamulenge
Banyamulenge
The Banyamulenge is a term historically describing the ethnic Tutsi Rwandans concentrated on the High Plateau of South Kivu, in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo , close to the Burundi-Congo-Rwanda border...
community of South Kivu who belong to the tutsi tribe.
Ruberwa trained as a lawyer at the University of Lubumbashi
University of Lubumbashi
The University of Lubumbashi is one of the largest universities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located in Lubumbashi, the capital city of Katanga province....
. He also practiced law in Lubumbashi before the AFDL war in 1996. After losing the presidential election in 2006, he became a member of the bar in Kinshasa and re-opened his law practice.
A devoted Christian, Ruberwa is currently on the board of Mercy Ships
Mercy Ships
Mercy Ships is an international charity that was founded in 1978 by Don and Deyon Stephens. Mercy Ships currently operates the largest non-governmental hospital ship in the world, providing free health care, community development projects, community health education, mental health programs,...
, a non-profit organization that serves third-world countries and provides them with necessary medication. He has three children with his wife, Chantal, who is president of Congo Family Restoration, also another non-profit organization founded by the Ruberwa family that helps orphaned children in the Congo. The couple currently supports more than 50 kids and plan to expand the number in the near future.