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List of presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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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.[1]
List of officeholders
- Political parties
- Other affiliations
- Symbols
§ Elected unopposed
- Status
Denotes acting heads of state
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| Republic of the Congo / Democratic Republic of the Congo (1960–1965) | |||||||||
| 1 |  |
Joseph Kasa-Vubu (1910–1969) |
1960 | 1 July 1960 | 24 November 1965 (Deposed in a coup) |
5 years, 146 days | ABAKO | [2] | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo / Republic of Zaire (1965–1997) | |||||||||
| 2 |  |
Mobutu Sese Seko (1930–1997)[a] |
— | 24 November 1965 | 16 May 1997 (Deposed in a civil war) |
31 years, 173 days | Military (until 1967) |
[3][4] | |
| 1970[§] 1977[§] 1984[§] |
MPR | ||||||||
| 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 | Independent member of the AFDL |
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| — |  |
Joseph Kabila (born 1971) |
— | 17 January 2001 | 26 January 2001 | 9 days | Independent (until 2002) |
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| 4 | 2006 2011 |
17 January 2001 | 24 January 2019 | 17 years, 363 days | PPRD | ||||
| 5 | .jpg) |
Félix Tshisekedi (born 1963) |
2018 2023 |
24 January 2019 | Incumbent | 7 years, 246 days | UDPS | ||
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 | Félix Tshisekedi | 7 years, 246 days |
| 4 | Joseph Kasa-Vubu | 5 years, 146 days |
| 5 | Laurent-Désiré Kabila | 3 years, 245 days |
See also
Notes
- Previously named Joseph-Désiré Mobutu; changed name on 10 January 1972 due to the policy of Zairianisation.