Marie-Rose Kasa-Vubu Kiatazabu
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BornMarie-Rose Kasa-Vubu Kukana
27 March 1945
27 March 1945
Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
Died17 January 2026 (aged 80)
EducationHenri Poincaré University
Marie-Rose Kasa-Vubu Kiatazabu | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Council of Zaire | |
| In office 1977–1982 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marie-Rose Kasa-Vubu Kukana 27 March 1945 Léopoldville, Belgian Congo |
| Died | 17 January 2026 (aged 80) |
| Party | MPR OPEKA |
| Education | Henri Poincaré University |
| Occupation | Secretary |
Marie-Rose Kasa-Vubu Kiatazabu (née Kukana; 27 March 1945 – 17 January 2026) was a Congolese politician of the Popular Movement of the Revolution (MPR) and the Organisation politique des kasavubistes et alliés (OPEKA).[1]
Kiatazabu was the daughter of President Joseph Kasa-Vubu and his wife, Hortense Ngoma Massunda.[2] She attended school in Switzerland and France before her political career.[3] She notably served in the Legislative Council of Zaire from 1977 to 1982.[4] In 2005, she founded OPEKA, her own political party.[5]
Kiatazabu died on 17 January 2026, at the age of 80.[6]