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Moïse Katumbi

Democratic Republic of the Congo politician

In this Congolese name, the surname is Katumbi and the post-surname is Chapwe.

"Katumbi" redirects here. For the airport, see Katumbi Airport.

Moïse Katumbi Chapwe (French pronunciation:[mɔizkatœ̃bi]; born 28 December 1964) is a Congolese businessman and politician. He leads the Together for the Republic party. He was Governor of Katanga Province, located in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from 2007 to September 2015. He was a member of the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) until September 2015. He has been described by The Economist as "probably the second most powerful man in the Democratic Republic of Congo after the president, Joseph Kabila".[2]Jeune Afrique named him "African of the Year" in 2015.[3]

In 2016, he was sentenced in absentia to three years in prison for real estate fraud. [4]

Background and personal life

Moïse Katumbi was born on 28 December 1964 to a Zambian mother and a Sephardic Jewish

Moïse Katumbi: Businessman and football boss runs for DR Congo president

Will he, or won't he? That has long been the question asked of Moïse Katumbi.

He is one of the most powerful people in the Democratic Republic of Congo - a man whose presidential ambitions were never in doubt. Yet numerous obstacles had blocked him in the past, including a jail sentence, death threats and exile.

Now the multi-millionaire mining magnate and popular football boss hopes 2023 will be the year he finally lands the top job.

Mr Katumbi says his prior success in boosting infrastructure and education while governor of the country's richest province, Kantanga, was "the pilot programme for Congo".

If he wins the 20 December presidential election, he is also promising to overhaul security and steer eastern DR Congo towards long-awaited peace.

The charismatic 58-year-old leader of the "Together for the Republic" party is considered a front-runner - and so far four other opposition candidates have pulled out to throw their support behind him.

But Mr Katumbi's cri

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In this article, the family name is Katumbi and the post-surname is Chapwe.

"Katumbi" redirects here. For the airport, see Katumbi Airport.

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Moïse Katumbi

Governor of Katanga Province
In office
January 2007 – 29 September 2015
Preceded byKisula Ngoy
Succeeded byGuilbert Paul Yav Tshibal (interim)
Personal details
Born(1964-12-28) 28 December 1964 (age 60)
Kashobwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Political partyTogether for the Republic
Other political
affiliations
Ensemble (before 2015)
Independent (2015–18)
Together for Change (2018–present)
SpouseCarine Katumbi

Moïse Katumbi Chapwe (French pronunciation:[mɔiz katœ̃bi]; born 28 December 1964) is a Congolese businessman and politician. He leads the Together for the Republic party. He was Governor of Katanga Province, located in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from 2007 to September 2015. He was a member of the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) until September

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