Mpinga Kasenda

Mpinga Kasenda
Mpinga Kasenda
First State Commissioner of Zaire
	In office; 6 July 1977 – 6 March 1979
President	Mobuto Sese Seko
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	André Bo-Boliko Lokonga
Personal details
Born	30 August 1937; Tshilomba, Kasaï, Belgian Congo
Died	7 May 1994 (aged 56); Kinshasa, Zaire
Political party	Popular Movement of the Revolution
Alma mater	Lovanium University

Mpinga Kasenda (30 August 1937 – 7 May 1994) was a political figure in Zaire under Mobutu Sese Seko. Kasenda was the prime minister of Zaire from 6 July 1977^[1] to 6 March 1979 and the foreign minister from 1993 to 1994. He was killed in a plane crash near the airport in Kinshasa.^[2]

Biography

Mpinga Kasenda was born on 30 August 1937 in Tshilomba, Kasaï, Belgian Congo. He earned a doctorate in political science from Lovanium University.^[3]

On 29 January 1985, at Mobutu's recommendation Kasenda was elected First Vice Chairman of the Central Committee Bureau of the Popular Movement of the Revolution (MPR).^[4]

Citations

^ "Mobutu Appoints a Prime Minister". New York Times. Reuters. 7 July 1977. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
^ "Zairian Minister in Plane Crash", Washington Post, 1994-05-08.
^ Kisangani 2016, p. 450.
^ Agence Zaire Presse (29 January 1985). "MPR Leadership Bodies Appointed in Zaire". Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa (7864–7887). British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring Service: B/1.

References

Kisangani, Emizet Francois (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (4 ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442273160.

Political offices
New title	First State Commissioner of Zaire 1977–1979	Succeeded by André Bo-Boliko Lokonga

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[1] "Mobutu Appoints a Prime Minister". New York Times. Reuters. 7 July 1977. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

[2] "Zairian Minister in Plane Crash", Washington Post, 1994-05-08.

[FOOTNOTEKisangani2016450-3] Kisangani 2016, p. 450.

[4] Agence Zaire Presse (29 January 1985). "MPR Leadership Bodies Appointed in Zaire". Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa (7864–7887). British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring Service: B/1.

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v t e Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (list)
Republic of the Congo (1960–1971)	Patrice Lumumba Joseph Iléo Albert Ndele Justin Bomboko Antoine Gizenga^‡ Joseph Iléo Cyrille Adoula Moïse Tshombe Évariste Kimba Léonard Mulamba
Republic of Zaire (1971–1997)	Mpinga Kasenda Bo-Boliko Lokonga Mihambo Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond N'singa Udjuu Ongwabeki Untubu Léon Kengo wa Dondo Mabi Mulumba Sambwa Pida Nbagui Léon Kengo wa Dondo Lunda Bululu Mulumba Lukoji Étienne Tshisekedi Bernardin Mungul Diaka Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond Étienne Tshisekedi Faustin Birindwa Léon Kengo wa Dondo Étienne Tshisekedi Likulia Bolongo
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–present)	Antoine Gizenga Adolphe Muzito Louis Alphonse Koyagialo^* Matata Ponyo Mapon Samy Badibanga Bruno Tshibala Sylvestre Ilunga Sama Lukonde Judith Suminwa
‡ Prime minister of the Free Republic of the Congo, in rebellion at Stanleyville, during the Congo Crisis. * Acting Prime Minister.

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