Mpinga Kasenda (30 August 1937 – 7 May 1994) was a political figure in Zaire under Mobutu Sese Seko. Kasenda was the prime minister of Zaire from 6 July 1977[1] to 6 March 1979 and the foreign minister from 1993 to 1994. He was killed in a plane crash near the airport in Kinshasa.[2]
Biography
Mpinga Kasenda was born on 30 August 1937 in Tshilomba, Kasaï, Belgian Congo. He earned a doctorate in political science from Lovanium University.[3]
On 29 January 1985, at Mobutu's recommendation Kasenda was elected First Vice Chairman of the Central Committee Bureau of the Popular Movement of the Revolution (MPR).[4]
Citations
- ^ "Mobutu Appoints a Prime Minister". New York Times. Reuters. 7 July 1977. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Zairian Minister in Plane Crash", Washington Post, 1994-05-08.
- ^ Kisangani 2016, p. 450.
- ^ Agence Zaire Presse (29 January 1985). "MPR Leadership Bodies Appointed in Zaire". Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa (7864–7887). British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring Service: B/1.
References
- Kisangani, Emizet Francois (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (4 ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442273160.
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