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Joseph Kabila

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Joseph Kabila Kabange ( kab-EE-lə, French: [ʒozɛf kabila]; born 4 June 1971) is a Congolese politician and former military officer who was the fourth President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001 to 2019. He took office ten days after the assassination of his father, President Laurent-Désiré Kabila, in the context of the Second Congo War. He was allowed to remain in power as the president of the new transitional government after the 2002 peace agreements ended the war. Kabila founded the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) and was elected president in 2006. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Kabila is the 8,504th most popular politician (down from 8,467th in 2024), the 12th most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo (down from 8th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Congolese Politician.

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Among politicians, Joseph Kabila ranks 8,504 out of 19,576. Before him are Kamehameha III, Peter Fraser, Johnny Briceño, Laura Mancini, Antanas Merkys, and Haya bint Hussein. After him are Vladislav I of Wallachia, Bonosus, Festus Mogae, Brennus, Trương Tấn Sang, and Helü of Wu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Joseph Kabila ranks 54. Before him are Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Lil Jon, Michael C. Hall, Anette Olzon, Martin Freeman, and Sofia Coppola. After him are Christina Applegate, Monica Potter, Mikheil Kavelashvili, Paul Bettany, Goran Ivanišević, and Nathan Fillion.

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In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila ranks 12 out of 107. Before him are Claude Makélélé (1973), Dikembe Mutombo (1966), Fridolin Ambongo Besungu (1960), Félix Tshisekedi (1963), Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1939), and Antoine Gizenga (1925). After him are Étienne Tshisekedi (1932), Papa Wemba (1949), Simon Kimbangu (1887), Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi (1930), Kembo Uba Kembo (1947), and Ota Benga (1883).

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Among POLITICIANS In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among politicians born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila ranks 7. Before him are Patrice Lumumba (1925), Mobutu Sese Seko (1930), Moïse Tshombe (1919), Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939), Félix Tshisekedi (1963), and Antoine Gizenga (1925). After him are Étienne Tshisekedi (1932), Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi (1930), Sylvestre Ilunga (1947), Jean-Pierre Bemba (1962), Joseph Iléo (1921), and Judith Suminwa (1967).

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