Antoine Gizenga
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Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In office 30 December 2006 – present
Preceded by	Likulia Bolongo
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Born	October 5, 1925 (age 81)
Political party	PALU

Antoine Gizenga (born 5 October 1925) is a Congolese (DRC) politician, and the Prime Minister of the country since December 30, 2006.^[1] The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: , Swahili: , Lingala: ) , is Congos Head of Government. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (279th in Leap years). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Unified Lumumbist Party (Parti Lumumbiste Unifié or PALU) is a political party in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (279th in Leap years). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Motto: Justice – Paix – Travail  (French) Justice – Peace – Work Anthem: Debout Congolais Capital (and largest city) Kinshasa French (official), Kikongo, Lingala, Swahili and Tshiluba (national) Government Semi-Presidential Republic  - President Joseph Kabila  - Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga Independence    - from Belgium June 30, 1960  Area  - Total 2,344,858 km² (12th) 905,351... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Gizenga served as Deputy Prime Minister (1960, 1961-1962), Prime Minister (1960-1961), and Head of State (1961) in rebellion. His government at Stanleyville was recognized by 21 African, Asian, and Eastern European countries in February 1961. He was imprisoned from January 1962 to July 1964 and again from October 1964 to November 1965. He was exiled from 1965 to 1992. Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... List of Heads of Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Categories: Democratic Republic of the Congo ... The current head of state in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaïre, is the interim president, Joseph Kabila. ... Kisangani, formerly Stanleyville, (population 500,000) is a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... Regions of Europe as delineated by the United Nations (UN definition of Eastern Europe marked salmon):  Northern Europe  Western Europe  Eastern Europe  Southern Europe Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Exile (band) may refer to: Exile - The American country music band Exile - The Japanese pop music band Category: ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Gizenga fashions his platform off independence Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba,^[2] for whom he served as Deputy Prime Minister and after Lumumba's death as head of the rebel government.^[1] He was the presidential candidate of the Unified Lumumbist Party (Parti Lumumbiste Unifié (PALU)) in the July 2006 election.^[2] According to the provisional election results of 20th August, Gizenga came in third place with 13.06 percent of the vote, after Joseph Kabila and Jean-Pierre Bemba.^[3] On September 30, 2006, Gizenga signed a coalition agreement with the AMP, Kabila's platform, whereby he would back Kabila for the runoff of the October 2006 presidential election, in exchange for the premiership. Kabila won the election and was invested as president on December 6, 2006. Making good on his promise, Kabila appointed Gizenga as the Third Republic's Premier on December 30, 2006. Patrice Lumumba as the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1960 Patrice Émery Lumumba (2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961) was an African anti-colonial leader and the first legally elected Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo after he helped to win its independence... Unified Lumumbist Party (Parti Lumumbiste Unifié or PALU) is a political party in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... General elections were held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on July 30, 2006, the first multiparty elections in the country in 46 years. ... Joseph Kabila Kabange (born June 4, 1971), known commonly as Joseph Kabila, became president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo after the assassination of his father Laurent-Désiré Kabila in January 2001. ... Jean-Pierre Bemba (4 November 1962) is one of four vice-presidents in the transitional government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... The Alliance pour la majorité présidentielle (The Alliance for the Presidential Majority),or A.M.P. or AMP in its French acronyms, was a political platform officially launched on June 23, 2006 in the Democratic Republic of Congo to support the presidential bid of Joseph Kabila in the presidential...

Prior to his appointment as prime minister, Kabila had appointed Gizenga as Informant, a position that involves identifying a parliamentary majority so that a government can be formed.^[4]

See also

• Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• List of Prime ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: , Swahili: , Lingala: ) , is Congos Head of Government. ... This is the list of the Heads of Government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaïre) since independence : See also Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Prime Minister External links French Congolite Histoire du Congo (RDC) Congo (Kinshasa) : Chronology Categories: | | ... Despite President Laurent-Désiré Kabilas claims that his was a transitional government leading to a new constitution and full elections by April 1999, these elections have not as of 2004 been held, and a 1998 draft constitution has not been finalized. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Joe Bavier, "Congo names opposition veteran, 81, prime minister", Reuters, December 30, 2006.
2. ^ ^{a b} Profile: Congo opposition candidates. BBC News. Retrieved on July 30, 2006.
3. ^ Kabila gets 44.8 pct in Congo poll, goes to run-off. Reuters. Retrieved on August 20, 2006.
4. ^ Kari Barber, "Congo President Begins Forming New Government", VOA News, December 21, 2006.

Preceded by Likulia Bolongo

Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo December 30, 2006 - present

Succeeded by Incumbent