List Of Presidents Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
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 Félix 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
Republic of the Congo (1960–1971) | |||||||
| 1 |  | Joseph Kasa-Vubu (1910–1969) | 1960 | 1 July 1960 | 24 November 1965 (deposed) | 5 years, 146 days | ABAKO |
| 2 |  | 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) | |||||||
| (2) | | 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) | |||||||
| 3 | .jpg) | 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 |
| — |  | 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 | |||
| 5 | .jpg) | Félix Tshisekedi (born 1963) | 2018 2023 | 24 January 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 98 days | Union for Democracy and Social Progress |
Timeline
Rank by time in office
| Rank | President | Time in office |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobutu Sese Seko | 31 years, 173 days |
| 2 | Joseph Kabila | 18 years, 7 days |
| 3 | Joseph Kasa-Vubu | 5 years, 146 days |
| 4 | Félix Tshisekedi | 5 years, 98 days |
| 5 | Laurent-Désiré Kabila | 3 years, 245 days |
See also
Notes
References
External links
This article uses material from the Wikipedia English article List of presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.