Louis Alphonse Koyagialo

Louis Alphonse Daniel Koyagialo Ngbase te Gerengbo
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for PTT
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 September 2011

Louis Alphonse Daniel Koyagialo Ngbase te Gerengbo is a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister with responsibility for the Ministry of Postal Services, Telephones, and Telecommunications in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito.[1]

Koyagialo originates from the part of Equateur Province as former president Mobutu Sese Seko.[2] Koyagialo was formerly governor of Katanga Province. In April 2006 he published a book describing the massacre of students at the University of Lubumbashi on the night of 11-12 May 1990. The book claims that only one student is known to have died.[3] This is the official government position. Other sources give varying estimates of the number of students who died, with Amnesty International suggesting that the figure is between 50 and 150.[4]

Koyagialo was appointed acting secretary general of President Joseph Kabila's political cartel. In a minor shuffle announced on 11 September 2011, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for PTT.[2] On 14 October 2011 he visited the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to sign the Code of Conduct for the up-coming elections on behalf of Joseph Kabila, who did not attend in person.[5]

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References

  1. ^ "KINSHASA SEPTEMBER 11TH 2011". United Nations. http://www.un.int/drcongo/government.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
  2. ^ a b Alex Engwete (SEPTEMBER 12, 2011). "Limited cabinet reshuffle". http://alexengwete.blogspot.com/2011/09/drc-elections-2011-watch-1-limited.html. Retrieved 2011-11-21. 
  3. ^ RICH NGAPI. "Massacre de Lubumbashi". Le Potentiel. http://www.lepotentiel.com/afficher_article.php?id_edition=&id_article=25717. Retrieved 2011-11-21. 
  4. ^ "The Student Movement". Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. 1 August 1997,. http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,IRBC,COUNTRYREP,COD,,3ae6a8654,0.html. Retrieved 2011-11-21. 
  5. ^ "Présidentielle 2011 : Joseph Kabila adhère au Code de bonne conduite". Le Potentiel. 15/10/2011. http://www.digitalcongo.net/article/78991. Retrieved 2011-11-21.