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Minister of Defence (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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The Minister of Defence and Veterans (French: Ministre de la Défense et des Anciens combattants) is a minister of the DR Congo government responsible for implementation of government defence policy and supervises the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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| Jurisdiction |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Headquarters | Kinshasa |
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The President, Félix Tshisekedi is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Defence ministers are formally Ministers of Defence, and Veterans (Ancien Combattants).
Ministers of defence
- Patrice Lumumba, June 1960 - September 1960[1]
- Vital Moanda, September 1960[1]
- Cyrille Adoula, August 1961 - July 1962[1]
- Jérôme Anany, July 1962 - July 1964[1]
- Joseph Kasavubu, July 1964 - November 1965[1]
- Joseph Désiré Mobutu, November 1965 - October 1966[1]
- Léonard Mulamba, October 1966 - December 1966[1]
- Joseph Désiré Mobutu, December 1966 - 1976[1] - ?
- Admiral Mavua Mudima (c.1994-97)
- General Likulia Bolongo (c. 1997)
- Laurent-Desire Kabila was serving also as minister of defence in October 1997[2]
- Joseph Kabila was serving also as minister of defence in August 2002.[3]
- Jean-Pierre Ondekane (of the Rally for Congolese Democracy-Goma (RCD-G)), July 2003-January 2005[4]
- Adolphe Onusumba Yemba (of RCD-G), January 2005-February 2007[5]
- Chikez Diemu, February 2007-October 2008
- Charles Mwando Simba, October 2008-April 2012
- Alexandre Luba Ntambo, April 2012-December 2014[6]
- Aime Ngoy Mukena, December 2014-September 2015[7]
- Crispin Atama Tabe, September 2015-[8]March 2019
- Michel Bongongo, March 2019 - September 2019
- Aimé Ngoy Mukena, September 2019 - April 2021
- Gilbert Kabanda Kurhenga, April 2021 - March 2023
- Jean-Pierre Bemba, March 2023 - May 2024
- Guy Kabombo Mwadiamvita, May 2024 -