Olivier Kamitatu Etsu is a former rebel leader and politician 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...

, the current Planning Minister in the government

Government 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 the leader of the Alliance for the Renewal of Congo (ARC) political party.

Kamitatu was a member of the Movement for the Liberation of Congo

Movement for the Liberation of Congo

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 of Jean-Pierre Bemba

Jean-Pierre Bemba

Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo is a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was one of four vice-presidents in the transitional government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 17 July 2003 to December 2006. Bemba also leads the Movement for the Liberation of Congo , a rebel group...

 who was appointed Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly. However he was suspended by Bemba and founded the Alliance for the Renewal of Congo. The ARC allied with the RCD-K-ML of Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi

Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi

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...

 to form the Forces for Renewal

Forces for Renewal

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, who backed Nyamwisi in the 2006 presidential elections. In the end Nyamwisi decided to stand aside in favour of Joseph Kabila

Joseph Kabila

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 before the election and the Forces for Renewal joined the pro-government coalition Alliance of the Presidential Majority

Alliance of the Presidential Majority

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. The ARC won 2 seats in the election to the National Assembly.

Forces for Renewal joined the government

Government 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...

in 2007 and Kamitatu became Planning Minister.