List of Prime Ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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This is the list of the Heads of Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(formerly Zaire
) since independence in 1960. The current head of government
is Prime Minister
Adolphe Muzito
, since 10 October 2008.
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...
(formerly Zaire
Zaire
The Republic of Zaire was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between 27 October 1971 and 17 May 1997. The name of Zaire derives from the , itself an adaptation of the Kongo word nzere or nzadi, or "the river that swallows all rivers".-Self-proclaimed Father of the Nation:In...
) since independence in 1960. The current head of government
Head of government
Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
is Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo , is Congo's Head of Government.-History:The current Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Adolphe Muzito...
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,...
, since 10 October 2008.
Heads of Government
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) The Republic of the Congo was an independent republic established following the independence granted to the former colony of the Belgian Congo in 1960... |
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| 24 June 1960 to 5 September 1960 | Patrice Lumumba Patrice Lumumba Patrice Émery Lumumba was a Congolese independence leader and the first legally elected Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo after he helped win its independence from Belgium in June 1960. Only ten weeks later, Lumumba's government was deposed in a coup during the Congo Crisis... , Prime Minister |
MNC (L) | Deposed | |
| 5 September 1960 to 20 September 1960 | Joseph Iléo Joseph Iléo Joseph Iléo , later called Sombo Amba Ileo, was a politician in the Republic of the Congo and was prime minister for two periods.-Before independence:... , Prime Minister |
MNC (K) | 1st Term | |
| 20 September 1960 to 3 October 1960 | Albert Ndele, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners-General | n-p | ||
| 4 October 1960 to 9 February 1961 | Justin Marie Bomboko, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners-General | n-p | ||
| 13 December 1960 to 5 August 1961 | 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... , Prime Minister |
MNC (L) | 1st Term; Rebel government at Stanleyville 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.... |
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| 9 February 1961 to 2 August 1961 | Joseph Iléo Joseph Iléo Joseph Iléo , later called Sombo Amba Ileo, was a politician in the Republic of the Congo and was prime minister for two periods.-Before independence:... , Prime Minister |
MNC (K) | 2nd Term | |
| 2 August 1961 to 30 June 1964 |  |
Cyrille Adoula Cyrille Adoula Cyrille Adoula , was a Congolese politician. Adoula was the premier of the Republic of the Congo, from 2 August 1961 until 30 June 1964.Adoula was born in Léopoldville... , Prime Minister |
MNC | |
| 10 July 1964 to 1 August 1964 |  |
Moise Tshombe Moise Tshombe Moïse Kapenda Tshombe was a Congolese politician.- Biography :He was the son of a successful Congolese businessman and was born in Musumba, Congo. He received his education from an American missionary school and later trained as an accountant... , Prime Minister |
CONAKAT | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) The Republic of the Congo was an independent republic established following the independence granted to the former colony of the Belgian Congo in 1960... |
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| 1 August 1964 to 13 October 1965 | |
Moise Tshombe Moise Tshombe Moïse Kapenda Tshombe was a Congolese politician.- Biography :He was the son of a successful Congolese businessman and was born in Musumba, Congo. He received his education from an American missionary school and later trained as an accountant... , Prime Minister |
CONAKAT | |
| 18 October 1965 to 14 November 1965 | Évariste Kimba Évariste Kimba Evariste Kimba served briefly as the Republic of the Congo's Prime Minister from October 18 to November 14, 1965. A protégé of President Joseph Kasavubu, he fell foul of Kasavubu's main enemy Joseph Mobutu , who became the chief Congolese strongman in November 1965... , Prime Minister |
BALUBAKAT | ||
| 25 November 1965 to 26 October 1966 | Léonard Mulumba, Prime Minister | Mil | ||
| 26 October 1966 to 27 October 1971 | Post abolished | |||
| Republic of Zaire Zaire The Republic of Zaire was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between 27 October 1971 and 17 May 1997. The name of Zaire derives from the , itself an adaptation of the Kongo word nzere or nzadi, or "the river that swallows all rivers".-Self-proclaimed Father of the Nation:In... |
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| 27 October 1971 to 6 July 1977 | Post abolished | |||
| 6 July 1977 to 6 March 1979 | Mpinga Kasenda Mpinga Kasenda Mpinga Kasenda was a political figure in Zaire under Mobutu Sese Seko. Kasenda was the prime minister of Zaire from 1977 to 1979 and the foreign minister from 1993 to 1994. He was killed in a plane crash near the airport in Kinshasa.-Notes:... , First State Commissioner |
MPR | ||
| 6 March 1979 to 27 August 1980 | Bo-Boliko Lokonga Monse Mihambo, First State Commissioner | MPR | ||
| 27 August 1980 to 23 April 1981 | Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond was a prominent Zairian politician.Born in Musumba, Lualaba District, a member of the Lunda tribe and a nephew of the Katangan leader, Moise Tshombe, Nguza was a pock-marked child who rose rapidly through government posts and gained the favour of President Mobutu Sese... , First State Commissioner |
MPR | 1st Term; Fled into exile while on an official visit to Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
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| 23 April 1981 to 5 November 1982 | N'singa Udjuu Ongwabeki Untubu, First State Commissioner | MPR | ||
| 5 November 1982 to 31 October 1986 | Kengo Wa Dondo Kengo Wa Dondo Léon Kengo Wa Dondo served as the "first state commissioner" several times under Mobutu Sese Seko in Zaïre. He was one of the most powerful figures in the regime and was a strong advocate of economic globalization and free-market economics... , First State Commissioner |
MPR | 1st Term | |
| 22 January 1987 to 7 March 1988 | Mabi Mulumba, First State Commissioner | MPR | ||
| 7 March 1988 to 26 November 1988 | Sambwa Pida Nbagui, First State Commissioner | MPR | ||
| 26 November 1988 to 4 May 1990 | Kengo Wa Dondo Kengo Wa Dondo Léon Kengo Wa Dondo served as the "first state commissioner" several times under Mobutu Sese Seko in Zaïre. He was one of the most powerful figures in the regime and was a strong advocate of economic globalization and free-market economics... , First State Commissioner |
MPR | 2nd Term | |
| 4 May 1990 to 5 July 1990 | Lunda Bululu, First State Commissioner | MPR | ||
| 5 July 1990 to 1 April 1991 | Lunda Bululu, Prime Minister | |||
| 1 April 1991 to 29 September 1991 | Mulumba Lukoji, Prime Minister | MPR | Resigned after the military riots in Kinshasa Kinshasa Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River.... |
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| 29 September 1991 to 1 November 1991 | Étienne Tshisekedi Étienne Tshisekedi Étienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba is a lawyer, politician, and leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress which is a political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was Prime Minister of the country on three brief occasions: in 1991, 1992–1993, and 1997... , Prime Minister |
UDPS | 1st Term | |
| 1 November 1991 to 25 November 1991 | Bernardin Mungul Diaka Bernardin Mungul Diaka Bernardin Mungul Diaka was the Prime Minister of Zaire from 1 November 1991 to 25 November 1991. He was appointed by Mobutu Sese Seko and considered a moderate. He was also a governor of Kinshasa from 1992 to 1996.-References:... , Prime Minister |
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| 25 November 1991 to 15 August 1992 | Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond was a prominent Zairian politician.Born in Musumba, Lualaba District, a member of the Lunda tribe and a nephew of the Katangan leader, Moise Tshombe, Nguza was a pock-marked child who rose rapidly through government posts and gained the favour of President Mobutu Sese... , Prime Minister |
UFERI | 2nd Term | |
| 15 August 1992 to 18 March 1993 | Étienne Tshisekedi Étienne Tshisekedi Étienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba is a lawyer, politician, and leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress which is a political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was Prime Minister of the country on three brief occasions: in 1991, 1992–1993, and 1997... , Prime Minister |
UDPS | 2nd Term | |
| 18 March 1993 to 14 January 1994 | Faustin Birindwa, Prime Minister | UDPS | ||
| 6 July 1994 to 2 April 1997 | Kengo Wa Dondo Kengo Wa Dondo Léon Kengo Wa Dondo served as the "first state commissioner" several times under Mobutu Sese Seko in Zaïre. He was one of the most powerful figures in the regime and was a strong advocate of economic globalization and free-market economics... , Prime Minister |
UDI | 3rd Time | |
| 2 April 1997 to 9 April 1997 | Étienne Tshisekedi Étienne Tshisekedi Étienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba is a lawyer, politician, and leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress which is a political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was Prime Minister of the country on three brief occasions: in 1991, 1992–1993, and 1997... , Prime Minister |
UDPS | 3rd Term | |
| 9 April 1997 to 16 May 1997 | Likulia Bolongo, Prime Minister | Mil | Deposed at the end of the First Congo War First Congo War The First Congo War was a revolution in Zaire that replaced President Mobutu Sésé Seko, a decades-long dictator, with rebel leader Laurent-Désiré Kabila. Destabilization in eastern Zaire that resulted from the Rwandan genocide was the final factor that caused numerous internal and external actors... |
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| 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... |
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| 16 May 1997 to 30 December 2006 | Post abolished | |||
| 30 December 2006 to 10 October 2008 | 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... , Prime Minister |
PALU | 2nd Term | |
| 10 October 2008 to Present | 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,... , Prime Minister |
PALU | ||
Affiliations
- MNC (L) - Congolese National Movement (Lumumba)Mouvement National CongolaisThe Mouvement National Congolais is a political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.-History:The party was founded in 1958 as a nationalist, pro-independence group in the Belgian Congo...
- MNC (K) - Congolese National Movement (Kalonji)Mouvement National CongolaisThe Mouvement National Congolais is a political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.-History:The party was founded in 1958 as a nationalist, pro-independence group in the Belgian Congo...
- MNC - Congolese National MovementMouvement National CongolaisThe Mouvement National Congolais is a political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.-History:The party was founded in 1958 as a nationalist, pro-independence group in the Belgian Congo...
- CONAKAT - Confederation of Tribal Associations of Katanga
- BALUBAKAT - General Association of the Baluba People of Katanga
- MPR - Popular Movement of the RevolutionPopular Movement of the RevolutionThe Popular Movement of the Revolution was a Zairian political party established on May 20, 1967 by then-President Joseph-Désiré Mobutu .-Ideology:...
- UDPS - Union for Democracy and Social Progress
- RDR - Democratic Assembly for the Republic
- UFERI - Union of Federalists and Independent RepublicansUnion of Federalists and Independent RepublicansThe Union of Federalists and Independent Republicans is a political party in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since the actual electoral strength of the political parties in Congo is not known, the size of the party cannot be determined....
- UDI - Union of Independent Democrats
- PALU - Unified Lumumbist Party
- Mil - Military
- n-p - Non-party
See also
- Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoThe 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...
- President of the Democratic Republic of the CongoPresident of the Democratic Republic of the CongoThe President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo , is Congo's elected Head of State, and the ex officio "Supreme Commander" of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ....
- Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the CongoPrime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the CongoThe Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo , is Congo's Head of Government.-History:The current Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Adolphe Muzito...
- List of heads of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- List of colonial heads of Congo
- Rulers of Katanga
- Rulers of Kuba
- Rulers of LubaRulers of Luba-List of Rulers of Luba:Territory located in present-day muLopwe = Kings/emperors-See also:*Congo**Congo, Democratic Republic of the***Presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
- Rulers of Ruund (Luunda)
- Rulers of Kasongo Luunda (Yaka)
- Rulers of Kongo
- President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- ZaireZaireThe Republic of Zaire was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between 27 October 1971 and 17 May 1997. The name of Zaire derives from the , itself an adaptation of the Kongo word nzere or nzadi, or "the river that swallows all rivers".-Self-proclaimed Father of the Nation:In...