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Headquarters
  
Kinshasa

Minister responsible
  
Crispin Atama Tabe

Minister of Defence (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Jurisdiction
  
Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Minister of Defence, Disarmament, and Veterans ((French)) (MDNDAC) 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. The current minister is Charles Mwando of the Alliance for the Presidential Majority.

The President, Major General Joseph Kabila is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Defence ministers, formally Ministers of Defence, Disarmament, and Veterans (Ancien Combattants), since the post-2002 transition began have been:

  • Jean-Pierre Ondekane (of the Rally for Congolese Democracy-Goma (RCD-G)), c. July 2003 - 3 January 2005
  • Adolphe Onusumba Yemba (of RCD-G), 3 January 2005-February 2007
  • Chikez Diemu, February 2007 - 2008
  • Charles Mwando 2008-2012.
  • Alexandre Luba Ntambo succeeded Mwando on April 28, 2012.
  • Aime Ngoy Mukena succeeded Ntambo on December 8, 2014.
  • Crispin Atama Tabe succeeded Mukena on September 26, 2015.

    • Laurent-Desire Kabila was serving as his own minister of defence in October 1997, and Joseph Kabila was doing the same while President in August 2002.

    Previous defence ministers before 2003 included Jerome Anany (1960s) and Admiral Mavua Mudima (c.1996-97).

    References

    Minister of Defence (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Wikipedia
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