Mpinga Kasenda

Mpinga Kasenda (30 August 1937 – 7 May 1994) was a political figure in Zaire under Mobutu Sese Seko. Kasenda was the prime minister of Zaire from 6 July 1977^[1] to 6 March 1979 and the foreign minister from 1993 to 1994. He was killed in a plane crash near the airport in Kinshasa.^[2]

Mpinga Kasenda
First State Commissioner of Zaire
In office 6 July 1977 – 6 March 1979
President	Mobuto Sese Seko
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	André Bo-Boliko Lokonga
Personal details
Born	(1937-08-30)30 August 1937 Tshilomba, Kasaï, Belgian Congo
Died	7 May 1994(1994-05-07) (aged 56) Kinshasa, Zaire
Political party	Popular Movement of the Revolution
Alma mater	Lovanium University

Biography

Mpinga Kasenda was born on 30 August 1937 in Tshilomba, Kasaï, Belgian Congo. He earned a doctorate in political science from Lovanium University.^[3]

On 29 January 1985, at Mobutu's recommendation Kasenda was elected First Vice Chairman of the Central Committee Bureau of the Popular Movement of the Revolution (MPR).^[4]

Citations

1. "Mobutu Appoints a Prime Minister". New York Times. Reuters. 7 July 1977. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
2. "Zairian Minister in Plane Crash", Washington Post, 1994-05-08.
3. Kisangani 2016, p. 450.
4. Agence Zaire Presse (29 January 1985). "MPR Leadership Bodies Appointed in Zaire". Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa (7864–7887). British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring Service: B/1.

References

• Kisangani, Emizet Francois (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (4 ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442273160.

Political offices
New title	First State Commissioner of Zaire 1977–1979	Succeeded by André Bo-Boliko Lokonga