Sylvestre Ilunga
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Sylvestre Ilunga | |
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26th Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
Assumed office 7 September 2019 | |
President | Félix Tshisekedi |
Preceded by | Bruno Tshibala |
Personal details | |
Born | 1947 (age 73–74) Katanga Province, Belgian Congo (now Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
Alma mater | Lovanium University |
Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba (born 1947) is a Congolese politician. He was appointed as the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in May 2019. He has had a long political career going back to the 1970s.
Ilunga has also been the secretary general of Congo's national railway company.[1][2][3] He is an ally of former President Joseph Kabila.[4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ New DRC Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga is a political and professor. Radio France International, 21 May 2019
- ↑ DR Congo PM appointed under 'political agreement' with Kabila. Yahoo News, 20 May 2019
- ↑ DR Congo's Tshisekedi names new prime minister. France24, 20 May 2019
- ↑ Sylvestre Ilunga appointed as prime minister of DR Congo. Xinhua, 20 May 2019