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| parents = [[Mobutu Sese Seko]]<br>[[Bobi Ladawa Mobutu]]
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'''Nzanga Mobutu''' (born 24 March 1970 in Kinshasa)<ref name=CongoLive>{{cite web|url=http://www.congolive.org/nzanga-mobutu-legacy-of-zaire/ |title=March 12 – The Legacy of Zaire – A conversation with Nzanga Mobutu |date=13 March 2016 |work=Congo Live |access-date=4 April 2018 }}</ref> is a Congolese politician. A son of the long-time President [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], he served in the [[Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|government]] of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] from 2007 to 2011, initially as Minister of State for Agriculture and subsequently as Deputy Prime Minister for Basic Social Needs and Deputy Prime Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security. He received the fourth-highest number of votes in the [[2006 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election|2006 presidential election]]. In 2007, Nzanga founded the [[Union of Mobutuist Democrats]] as the successor to his father's [[Popular Movement of the Revolution]] and has led the party since.


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'''Nzanga Mobutu''' (born 24 March 1970 in Kinshasa)<ref name=CongoLive>{{cite web|url=http://www.congolive.org/nzanga-mobutu-legacy-of-zaire/ |title=March 12 – The Legacy of Zaire – A conversation with Nzanga Mobutu |date=13 March 2016 |work=Congo Live |access-date=4 April 2018 }}</ref> is a Congolese politician. A son of the long-time President [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], he served in the [[Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|government]] of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] from 2007 to 2011, initially as Minister of State for Agriculture and subsequently as Deputy Prime Minister for Basic Social Needs and Deputy Prime Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security. He received the fourth-highest number of votes in the [[2006 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election|2006 presidential election]]. In 2007, Nzanga founded the [[Union of Mobutist Democrats]] as the successor to his father's [[Popular Movement of the Revolution]] and has led the party since.
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==Background==


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==Background==
Nzanga Mobutu is the eldest son of Mobutu Sese Seko by his second wife, [[Bobi Ladawa Mobutu|Bobi Ladawa]]. Nzanga grew up in Belgium and later studied communications and international relations in Canada and France before returning to [[Zaire]] in the mid-1990s. He then worked as spokesman/communications advisor to his father, and was also the chairman of the board for the Zairean bank, Soza Bank. In May 1997, he fled into exile in [[Morocco]] along with his father when rebel leader [[Laurent-Désiré Kabila]] captured [[Kinshasa]].<ref name=Lubabu>Tshitenge Lubabu, [http://www.jeuneafrique.com/140051/politique/rdc-nzanga-mobutu-l-h-ritier-inconstant/ "RDC : Nzanga Mobutu, l'héritier inconstant"], ''Jeune Afrique'', 19 September 2012 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> A US ambassador once described him as "a garter snake in a nest of cobras"
Nzanga Mobutu is the eldest son of [[Mobutu Sese Seko]] by his second wife, [[Bobi Ladawa Mobutu|Bobi Ladawa]]. Nzanga grew up in Belgium and later studied communications and international relations in Canada and France before returning to [[Zaire]] in the mid-1990s. He then worked as spokesman/communications advisor to his father, and was also the chairman of the board for the Zairean bank, Soza Bank. In May 1997, he fled into exile in [[Morocco]] along with his father when rebel leader [[Laurent-Désiré Kabila]] captured [[Kinshasa]].<ref name=Lubabu>Tshitenge Lubabu, [http://www.jeuneafrique.com/140051/politique/rdc-nzanga-mobutu-l-h-ritier-inconstant/ "RDC : Nzanga Mobutu, l'héritier inconstant"], ''Jeune Afrique'', 19 September 2012 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref>


He is married to Catherine Bemba, a daughter of businessman [[Jeannot Bemba Saolona]] and sister of politician [[Jean-Pierre Bemba]], with whom he has three children: Nyiwa, Bobi, and Sese.
He is married to Catherine Bemba, a daughter of businessman [[Jeannot Bemba Saolona]], with whom he has three children: Nyiwa, Bobi, and Sese.


==Enterprises==
==Enterprises==
In 1998, Nzanga alongside his mother, [[Bobi Ladawa Mobutu|Mama Bobi Ladawa]], created the "Mobutu Foundation" in hopes of helping young men and women in Africa reach their full potential.<ref>Al Kamen, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/1998/10/11/sunday-in-the-loop/216aeefd-3629-4baa-906a-6c7a6e1c892b/ "SUNDAY IN THE LOOP".], ''Washington Post'' 10 October 1998.</ref> In the following years, Nzanga founded Aries Communication, a communications firm in Morocco. He also served as director at Casa Agricola Solear, a Portuguese agriculture and livestock company, and became a member of the Renaissance think tank in Belgium.<ref name=Kabuayi>Mulumba Kabuayi, [https://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200609061048.html/ "Congo-Kinshasa: Kabila-Bemba, Nzanga Mobutu refuse de donner la préférence à l’un ou à l’autre."] ''AllAfrica'', 7 September 2006 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref>
In 1998, Nzanga alongside his mother, [[Bobi Ladawa Mobutu|Bobi Ladawa]], created the "Mobutu Foundation" in hopes of helping young men and women in Africa reach their full potential.<ref>Al Kamen, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/1998/10/11/sunday-in-the-loop/216aeefd-3629-4baa-906a-6c7a6e1c892b/ "SUNDAY IN THE LOOP".], ''Washington Post'' 10 October 1998.</ref> In the following years, Nzanga founded Aries Communication, a communications firm in Morocco. He also served as director at Casa Agricola Solear, a Portuguese agriculture and livestock company, and became a member of the Renaissance think tank in Belgium.<ref name=Kabuayi>Mulumba Kabuayi, [https://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200609061048.html/ "Congo-Kinshasa: Kabila-Bemba, Nzanga Mobutu refuse de donner la préférence à l’un ou à l’autre."] ''AllAfrica'', 7 September 2006 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref>


==UDEMO in Gbadolite==
==UDEMO in Équateur==
In 2004, Nzanga and his brother, Giala, founded [[Union of Mobutuist Democrats]] (UDEMO) as a [[NGO]]. On December 12, 2005, Nzanga announced his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election which was held in July of 2006. Later in 2006, during the second round of the election, [[Union of Mobutuist Democrats|UDEMO]] became a political platform. On January 8, 2007, Nzanga officially launched a political career as leader of the [[Union of Mobutuist Democrats]] (UDEMO), a political party advocating the restoration of [[peace]], [[national unity]] and [[territorial integrity]]. He is most popular in the northwestern [[Provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo|province]] of [[Équateur (former province)|Équateur]], specifically [[Gbadolite]], whence his father hailed.
In 2004, Nzanga and his brother, Giala, founded the Union of Mobutist Democrats (UDEMO) as an [[NGO]]. On December 12, 2005, Nzanga announced his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election which was held in July of 2006. Later in 2006, during the second round of the election, UDEMO became a political platform. On January 8, 2007, Nzanga officially launched a political career as leader of UDEMO, a political party advocating the restoration of [[peace]], [[national unity]] and [[territorial integrity]]. He is most popular in the northwestern [[Provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo|province]] of [[Équateur (former province)|Équateur]], specifically [[Gbadolite]], whence his father hailed.


==2006 election==
==2006 Presidential election==
In the [[2006 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election|2006 presidential election]], he ran as a candidate and placed fourth, with about 4.8% of the vote.<ref>[http://africanelections.tripod.com/cd.html Elections in Congo-Kinshasa], African Elections Database.</ref> Following the first round of voting, Mobutu entered into a platform political coalition with the incumbent president [[Joseph Kabila]] to try to rally votes from the Equateur region. The coalition also involved the political party [[PALU]] of [[Antoine Gizenga]].
In the [[2006 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election|2006 presidential election]], he ran as a candidate and placed fourth, with about 4.8% of the vote.<ref>[http://africanelections.tripod.com/cd.html Elections in Congo-Kinshasa], African Elections Database.</ref> Following the first round of voting, Mobutu entered into a platform political coalition with the incumbent president [[Joseph Kabila]] to try to rally votes from the Equateur region. The coalition also involved the political party [[PALU]] of [[Antoine Gizenga]].


His younger brother, Giala Mobutu, and eight other UDEMO candidates were elected to the [[National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|National Assembly]] in the 2006 election.
His younger brother, Giala Mobutu, and eight other UDEMO candidates were elected to the [[National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|National Assembly]] in the 2006 election.


==Government minister==
==Government Minister==
Gizenga became Prime Minister in December 2006, and Mobutu was named Minister of State for Agriculture when Gizenga's government was announced on February 5, 2007,<ref>[http://www.apanews.net/elect_article.php?id_article=20510 "La composition du nouveau gouvernement de la RDC connue"]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, African Press Agency, February 5, 2007 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> ranking second in the government after Gizenga.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6333897.stm "Relief at new DR Congo government"], BBC News, February 6, 2007.</ref> When Gizenga was succeeded by [[Adolphe Muzito]], Mobutu was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister for Basic Social Needs in Muzito's government, which was named on October 26, 2008.<ref>[http://www.africanmanager.com/articles/119222.html "Publication de la liste des membres du nouveau gouvernement congolais"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725001119/http://www.africanmanager.com/articles/119222.html |date=2011-07-25 }}, Panapress, October 27, 2008 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> On February 20, 2010, Mobutu was appointed Deputy Prime Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security.
Gizenga became Prime Minister in December 2006, and Mobutu was named Minister of State for Agriculture when Gizenga's government was announced on February 5, 2007,<ref>[http://www.apanews.net/elect_article.php?id_article=20510 "La composition du nouveau gouvernement de la RDC connue"]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, African Press Agency, February 5, 2007 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> ranking second in the government after Gizenga.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6333897.stm "Relief at new DR Congo government"], BBC News, February 6, 2007.</ref> When Gizenga was succeeded by [[Adolphe Muzito]], Mobutu was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister for Basic Social Needs in Muzito's government, which was named on October 26, 2008.<ref>[http://www.africanmanager.com/articles/119222.html "Publication de la liste des membres du nouveau gouvernement congolais"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725001119/http://www.africanmanager.com/articles/119222.html |date=2011-07-25 }}, Panapress, October 27, 2008 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> On February 20, 2010, Mobutu was appointed Deputy Prime Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security.


In March 2011, President Kabila dismissed Mobutu from the government for inactivity.<ref name=Lubabu/><ref name=Kabila>Pierre Boisselet, [http://www.jeuneafrique.com/182028/politique/rdc-kabila-r-voque-nzanga-mobutu-de-son-poste-de-vice-premier-ministre/ "RDC : Kabila révoque Nzanga Mobutu de son poste de vice-Premier ministre"], ''Jeune Afrique'', 11 March 2011 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> Explaining the move, government spokesman [[Lambert Mende]] accused Mobutu of "abandonment of service" for staying in Europe since November 2010 "without any explanation." Mende stressed that the move was directed only against Mobutu and not his party.<ref name="Kabila" /> Apparently, Kabila had tried to foster a good relationship with Mobutu by appointing him consecutively as second in the government, but the latter allegedly neglected his work and seemed uninterested in it.<ref name="Lubabu" /> Reportedly, Mobutu's reasoning for staying in Europe was due to his disagreement with President Kabila's cultivation of a close relationship with Kagame's regime, which was believed to be responsible for the violence that occurred in the eastern region of the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]. Following his dismissal, he again ran for office in the 2011 presidential elections against the incumbent president.<ref>Rich Ngapi, [http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201109070530.html "Présidentielle 2011 - Mobutu Nzanga dépose sa candidature à la CENI"], ''Le Potentiel'', 7 September 2011.</ref>
In March 2011, President Kabila dismissed Mobutu from the government for inactivity.<ref name=Lubabu/><ref name=Kabila>Pierre Boisselet, [http://www.jeuneafrique.com/182028/politique/rdc-kabila-r-voque-nzanga-mobutu-de-son-poste-de-vice-premier-ministre/ "RDC : Kabila révoque Nzanga Mobutu de son poste de vice-Premier ministre"], ''Jeune Afrique'', 11 March 2011 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> Explaining the move, government spokesman Lambert Mende accused Mobutu of "abandonment of service" for staying in Europe since November 2010 "without any explanation." Mende stressed that the move was directed only against Mobutu and not his party.<ref name="Kabila" /> Apparently, Kabila had tried to foster a good relationship with Mobutu by appointing him consecutively as second in the government, but the latter seemed uninterested in it and focused solely on his work.<ref name="Lubabu" /> Reportedly, Mobutu's reasoning for his prolonged stay in Europe was due to his disagreement with President Kabila's cultivation of a close relationship with Kagame's regime, which was believed to be responsible for the violence that occurred in the eastern region of the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]. Following his dismissal, he again ran for office in the 2011 presidential elections against the incumbent president.<ref>Rich Ngapi, [http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201109070530.html "Présidentielle 2011 - Mobutu Nzanga dépose sa candidature à la CENI"], ''Le Potentiel'', 7 September 2011.</ref>


==2012 to present==
==Recent years==
In subsequent years, he lived and engaged in business ventures between the United States and Morocco, with his brother Giala leading UDEMO.<ref>Trésor Kibangula, [http://www.jeuneafrique.com/mag/440477/politique/rdc-quest-devenue-famille-de-mobutu/ "RDC : qu’est-devenue la famille de Mobutu ?"], ''Jeune Afrique'', 29 May 2017 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref>In 2023, he made his return back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where he continues to lead his political party.<ref>Africa Intelligence, [https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2023/01/24/nzanga-mobutu-fishes-for-government-ministry-wants-father-s-remains-repatriated,109905897-art/Africa Intelligence./ ''DRC : Nzanga Mobutu fishes for government ministry, wants father’s remains repatriated''], 24 January 2023.</ref>
In subsequent years, he lived and engaged in business ventures between the United States and Morocco, with his brother Giala leading UDEMO.<ref>Trésor Kibangula, [http://www.jeuneafrique.com/mag/440477/politique/rdc-quest-devenue-famille-de-mobutu/ "RDC : qu’est-devenue la famille de Mobutu ?"], ''Jeune Afrique'', 29 May 2017 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> In the 2018 elections, Nzanga supported opposition candidate Martin Fayulu. On January 10, 2023, he returned to the DRC where he continues to lead his political party and supported incumbent President [[Felix Tshisekedi]] in the December 2023 elections.<ref>Africa Intelligence, [https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2023/01/24/nzanga-mobutu-fishes-for-government-ministry-wants-father-s-remains-repatriated,109905897-art/Africa Intelligence./ ''DRC : Nzanga Mobutu fishes for government ministry, wants father’s remains repatriated''], 24 January 2023.</ref>


==Election results==
==Election results==
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Nzanga Mobutu
Mobutu in 2010
Leader of the Union of Mobutist Democrats
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 January 2007
Deputy Prime Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security
In office
20 February 2010 – 10 March 2011
PresidentJoseph Kabila
Prime MinisterAdolphe Muzito
Deputy Prime Minister for Basic Social Needs
In office
26 October 2008 – 20 February 2010
PresidentJoseph Kabila
Prime MinisterAdolphe Muzito
Minister of State for Agriculture
In office
5 February 2007 – 10 October 2008
PresidentJoseph Kabila
Prime MinisterAntoine Gizenga
Personal details
Born
Nzanga Ngbangawe Mobutu

(1970-03-24) 24 March 1970 (age 54)
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
NationalityCongolese
Political partyUnion of Mobutist Democrats
SpouseCatherine Bemba Mobutu
Children3
Parent(s)Mobutu Sese Seko
Bobi Ladawa Mobutu
Alma materAmerican University of Paris
OccupationPolitician

Nzanga Mobutu (born 24 March 1970 in Kinshasa)[1] is a Congolese politician. A son of the long-time President Mobutu Sese Seko, he served in the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2007 to 2011, initially as Minister of State for Agriculture and subsequently as Deputy Prime Minister for Basic Social Needs and Deputy Prime Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security. He received the fourth-highest number of votes in the 2006 presidential election. In 2007, Nzanga founded the Union of Mobutist Democrats as the successor to his father's Popular Movement of the Revolution and has led the party since.

Background

Nzanga Mobutu is the eldest son of Mobutu Sese Seko by his second wife, Bobi Ladawa. Nzanga grew up in Belgium and later studied communications and international relations in Canada and France before returning to Zaire in the mid-1990s. He then worked as spokesman/communications advisor to his father, and was also the chairman of the board for the Zairean bank, Soza Bank. In May 1997, he fled into exile in Morocco along with his father when rebel leader Laurent-Désiré Kabila captured Kinshasa.[2]

He is married to Catherine Bemba, a daughter of businessman Jeannot Bemba Saolona, with whom he has three children: Nyiwa, Bobi, and Sese.

Enterprises

In 1998, Nzanga alongside his mother, Bobi Ladawa, created the "Mobutu Foundation" in hopes of helping young men and women in Africa reach their full potential.[3] In the following years, Nzanga founded Aries Communication, a communications firm in Morocco. He also served as director at Casa Agricola Solear, a Portuguese agriculture and livestock company, and became a member of the Renaissance think tank in Belgium.[4]

UDEMO in Équateur

In 2004, Nzanga and his brother, Giala, founded the Union of Mobutist Democrats (UDEMO) as an NGO. On December 12, 2005, Nzanga announced his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election which was held in July of 2006. Later in 2006, during the second round of the election, UDEMO became a political platform. On January 8, 2007, Nzanga officially launched a political career as leader of UDEMO, a political party advocating the restoration of peace, national unity and territorial integrity. He is most popular in the northwestern province of Équateur, specifically Gbadolite, whence his father hailed.

2006 Presidential election

In the 2006 presidential election, he ran as a candidate and placed fourth, with about 4.8% of the vote.[5] Following the first round of voting, Mobutu entered into a platform political coalition with the incumbent president Joseph Kabila to try to rally votes from the Equateur region. The coalition also involved the political party PALU of Antoine Gizenga.

His younger brother, Giala Mobutu, and eight other UDEMO candidates were elected to the National Assembly in the 2006 election.

Government Minister

Gizenga became Prime Minister in December 2006, and Mobutu was named Minister of State for Agriculture when Gizenga's government was announced on February 5, 2007,[6] ranking second in the government after Gizenga.[7] When Gizenga was succeeded by Adolphe Muzito, Mobutu was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister for Basic Social Needs in Muzito's government, which was named on October 26, 2008.[8] On February 20, 2010, Mobutu was appointed Deputy Prime Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security.

In March 2011, President Kabila dismissed Mobutu from the government for inactivity.[2][9] Explaining the move, government spokesman Lambert Mende accused Mobutu of "abandonment of service" for staying in Europe since November 2010 "without any explanation." Mende stressed that the move was directed only against Mobutu and not his party.[9] Apparently, Kabila had tried to foster a good relationship with Mobutu by appointing him consecutively as second in the government, but the latter seemed uninterested in it and focused solely on his work.[2] Reportedly, Mobutu's reasoning for his prolonged stay in Europe was due to his disagreement with President Kabila's cultivation of a close relationship with Kagame's regime, which was believed to be responsible for the violence that occurred in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Following his dismissal, he again ran for office in the 2011 presidential elections against the incumbent president.[10]

Recent years

In subsequent years, he lived and engaged in business ventures between the United States and Morocco, with his brother Giala leading UDEMO.[11] In the 2018 elections, Nzanga supported opposition candidate Martin Fayulu. On January 10, 2023, he returned to the DRC where he continues to lead his political party and supported incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi in the December 2023 elections.[12]

Election results

Year Party Votes % Position
2006 Union of Mobutist Democrats 808,397 5% 4th
2011 Union of Mobutist Democrats 285,273 2% 6th

References

  1. ^ "March 12 – The Legacy of Zaire – A conversation with Nzanga Mobutu". Congo Live. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Tshitenge Lubabu, "RDC : Nzanga Mobutu, l'héritier inconstant", Jeune Afrique, 19 September 2012 (in French).
  3. ^ Al Kamen, "SUNDAY IN THE LOOP"., Washington Post 10 October 1998.
  4. ^ Mulumba Kabuayi, "Congo-Kinshasa: Kabila-Bemba, Nzanga Mobutu refuse de donner la préférence à l’un ou à l’autre." AllAfrica, 7 September 2006 (in French).
  5. ^ Elections in Congo-Kinshasa, African Elections Database.
  6. ^ "La composition du nouveau gouvernement de la RDC connue"[permanent dead link‍], African Press Agency, February 5, 2007 (in French).
  7. ^ "Relief at new DR Congo government", BBC News, February 6, 2007.
  8. ^ "Publication de la liste des membres du nouveau gouvernement congolais" Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, Panapress, October 27, 2008 (in French).
  9. ^ a b Pierre Boisselet, "RDC : Kabila révoque Nzanga Mobutu de son poste de vice-Premier ministre", Jeune Afrique, 11 March 2011 (in French).
  10. ^ Rich Ngapi, "Présidentielle 2011 - Mobutu Nzanga dépose sa candidature à la CENI", Le Potentiel, 7 September 2011.
  11. ^ Trésor Kibangula, "RDC : qu’est-devenue la famille de Mobutu ?", Jeune Afrique, 29 May 2017 (in French).
  12. ^ Africa Intelligence, Intelligence./ DRC : Nzanga Mobutu fishes for government ministry, wants father’s remains repatriated, 24 January 2023.
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