“As long as diplomats don't impose consequences on the sponsors of the M23 and the Wazalendo, Congolese civilians will continue to suffer.”
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Antoine Gizenga
Antoine Gizenga was a Congolese politician and statesman who served as the prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 30 December 2006 to 10 October 2008. He was the secretary-general of the Unified Lumumbist Party (PALU).
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politics · Prime minister of DR Congo (2006–2008) · politician · minister · also Antoine Gizenga, Gisenga Antoine, Gizenga
Born 5 October 1925 · Died 24 February 2019 · Q316942
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2026· 4 entries
“Isn't this just to please the Americans?”
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“There's a kind of hypocrisy between the two states.”
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“So we're dealing with a kind of hypocrisy.”
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2021· 1 entry
“And so, it could be a disappointment if the idea is to satisfy the will of the Americans. If, for example, Presidents Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame sign an agreement this Thursday without being convinced that they truly want to end the conflict.”
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2019· 2 entries
Died 2019-02-24.
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“I certainly don't claim to be reinventing the wheel, but you can rest assured that with me, you'll have a servant always available.”
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2006· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006–2008).
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1997· 1 entry
Which resulted in the country's name being changed back to Democratic Republic of the Congo
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1990· 1 entry
Allowing Gizenga to return to the country
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1977· 1 entry
To serve as a figurehead for opposition groups, but Gizenga declined
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1973· 1 entry
Briefly joined Laurent-Désiré Kabila's China-backed rebel group in eastern Zaire (as The Congo was then called), thereby losing Soviet support
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1960· 2 entries
Career landmark: Vice Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1960–1960).
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Gizenga became Lumumba's deputy prime minister of the new Republic of the Congo
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1947· 1 entry
And led a parish out of his home in Kwilu
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1925· 1 entry
Born 1925-10-05.
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