Eugène Serufuli Ngayabaseka
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Eugène Serufuli Ngayabaseka (born 1962, Ruruma, Rutshuru, North Kivu, DRCongo [1]) is a Congolese politician, the ex 2nd Vice President of the Congolese Rally for Democracy-Goma[2] and was the governor of Nord-Kivu province from July 31, 2000 until 2007, when was succeeded by the RCD-K-ML candidate, Paluku Kahongya Julien.[3][4][5]
Serufuli is a Hutu member of the Banyarwanda ethnic minority, who are native to the territory of Rutshuru.[6] He was born in Ruruma, Rutshuru district, North Kivu province. He studied at the Kinshasa University and worked as an anaesthetist at the Goma General Hospital. He was head of the hospital trade union and was an activist in the MAGREVI organisation which campaigned for Banyarwanda rights.