Joseph Kabila Kabange (/ k æ ˈ b iː l ə / kab-EE-lə, French: [ʒozɛf kabila]; born 4 June 1971) is a Congolese politician and military officer who was the fourth President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001 to 2019.

Jan 20, 2025 · Joseph Kabila is an army official and politician who served as president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–19). His father, Laurent Kabila, was a Congolese rebel leader who seized power in 1997.

Aug 7, 2024 · DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi accused former leader Joseph Kabila of backing a U.S.-sanctioned coalition of rebel groups during an interview with a private radio station on Tuesday.

Dec 9, 2011 · Joseph Kabila campaigned for his second term in office as leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo with the slogan "for a united Congo". But his victory, with 49% of the...

Joseph Kabila Kabange (commonly known as Joseph Kabila, born 4 June 1971) is a Congolese politician. He became President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in January 2001. He took office ten days after the assassination of his father, President Laurent-Désiré Kabila .

Jun 11, 2018 · Joseph Kabila. Joseph Kabila (born 1971) became the president of the Congo in 2001 when he was only 29 years old. He was put into the position after his father, Laurent Kabila, president at the time, was assassinated. Striving to end the atrocities that had taken place in his country to that point, Kabila worked to make treaties with Congo's ...

Dec 25, 2018 · Kabila has ruled the vast, mineral-rich country for nearly 18 years. The 47-year-old is the country’s second-longest serving president who took power after the assassination of his father...

Joseph Kabila (born 1971) became the president of the Congo in 2001 when he was only 29 years old. He was put into the position after his father, Laurent Kabila, president at the time, was assassinated.

On January 26, 2001, at the age of 29, Kabila became the fourth president of the Democratic Republic of Congo after his father's assassination. Peace and Transition. Despite his youth and inexperience, Kabila initiated efforts to end the protracted civil war and withdraw foreign troops.

Joseph Kabila Kabange has been President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since January 2001. Congolese President Joseph Kabila originally rose to power a decade ago, at the age of...