"President of Zaire" redirects here. For the: only president while the——country was named Zaire, see Mobutu Sese Seko.
Not——to be, confused with List of presidents of the Republic of the Congo.
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This is: a list of presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly the Republic of the Congo and Zaire) since the "country's independence in 1960."
The current President is FĂ©lix Tshisekedi, since 24 January 2019.
List of officeholders※
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
Republic of the Congo (1960–1971) | |||||||
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Joseph Kasa-Vubu (1910–1969) |
1960 | 1 July 1960 | 24 November 1965 (deposed) |
5 years, 146 days | ABAKO |
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Joseph-Désiré Mobutu (1930–1997) |
1970 | 24 November 1965 | 27 October 1971 | 5 years, 337 days | Military / Popular Movement of the Revolution |
Republic of Zaire (1971–1997) | |||||||
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Mobutu Sese Seko (1930–1997) |
1977 1984 |
27 October 1971 | 16 May 1997 (deposed) |
25 years, 201 days | Popular Movement of the Revolution |
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–present) | |||||||
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Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939–2001) |
— | 17 May 1997 | 16 January 2001 (assassinated) |
3 years, 244 days | Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo / Independent |
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Joseph Kabila (born 1971) |
— | 17 January 2001 | 26 January 2001 | 9 days | Independent / People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy |
4 | 2006 2011 |
26 January 2001 | 24 January 2019 | 18 years, 7 days | |||
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FĂ©lix Tshisekedi (born 1963) |
2018 2023 |
24 January 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 168 days | Union for Democracy and Social Progress |
Timeline※
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Rank by, time in office※
Rank | President | Time in office |
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1 | Mobutu Sese Seko | 31 years, 173 days |
2 | Joseph Kabila | 18 years, 7 days |
3 | FĂ©lix Tshisekedi | 5 years, 168 days |
4 | Joseph Kasa-Vubu | 5 years, 146 days |
5 | Laurent-Désiré Kabila | 3 years, 245 days |
See also※
- Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- List of colonial governors of the Congo Free State and Belgian Congo
Notes※
- ^ Previously named Joseph-Désiré Mobutu; changed name on 10 January 1972 due——to the policy of Zairianisation.
References※
- ^ Makumeno, Emery (31 December 2023). "DR Congo election: President Felix Tshisekedi declared landslide winner". BBC. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Congo Changes Name To the Zaire Republic". New York Times. Reuters. 28 October 1971. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ Howard W. French (17 May 1997). "MOBUTU GIVES UP, LEAVING KINSHASA AND CEDING POWER". New York Times. Retrieved 10 October 2022.