Charles Mwando Simba

Charles Mwando Simba addressing the Senate in 2009

Charles Mwando Simba (18 October 1935 – 12 December 2016) was a Congolese politician and member of UNADEF. He was born in Moba, Tanganyika District. From 6 February 2007 to October 2008, he served in the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as Minister of Rural Development. In October 2008, he was appointed as Defense Minister in Adolphe Muzito's cabinet, succeeding Chikez Diemu.[1] He has been First Vice-President of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since April 2012.

Mwando Simba also served as a minister during the Congo's second republic and was Governor of Grand Kivu for 12 years.

According to the MLC, he has had Belgian nationality since 28 May 2002, as it can be see on page 29149 of the letter signed by the Belgian king[2]

References

  1. "RFI - Adolphe Muzito a constituté son gouvernement". rfi.fr. Retrieved 11 January 2017. horizontal tab character in |title= at position 8 (help)
  2. http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/mopdf/2002/06/27_1.pdf


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