Etienne tshisekedi biography of donald

          Under Mobutu, she regretted that Etienne had given up the premiership to join the opposition, which encountered years of difficulties.

        1. Under Mobutu, she regretted that Etienne had given up the premiership to join the opposition, which encountered years of difficulties.
        2. Hailing from what is now Kananga in central DRC, Tshisekedi served as a minister in the government of Mobutu, who is believed to have looted.
        3. Mr Tshisekedi served as a minister under autocratic ruler Mobutu Sese Seko in the country then known as Zaire before helping to set up the UDPS.
        4. Tshisekedi, who died in Brussels on Feb. 1, was a totemic figure in Congo.
        5. A towering figure in the Congo's bloody postcolonial history, Tshisekedi was President Joseph Kabila's most formidable political foe and one of.

          6. Mr Tshisekedi served as a minister under autocratic ruler Mobutu Sese Seko in the country then known as Zaire before helping to set up the UDPS.!

          Profile: Etienne Tshisekedi

          Tshisekedi (left) is expected has a lot of support in the capital but winning over the east will be a challenge  [EPA]

          Widely regarded as the DRC’s main opposition leader, Etienne Tshisekedi heads up the Union for Democracy and Social Progress party (UDPS).

          Tshisekedi served in governments during Mobuto Sese Soko’s decades-long rule, but became a focal point for opposition when he formed the UDPS in 1980 to counter Mobuto’s party, serving briefly as prime minister on three occasions.

          When Laurent Kabila became president in 1997, after Mobuto was usurped from power, political parties were banned until scheduled general elections in 1999.

          Tshisekedi was placed on a list drawn up by a constitutional committee of people who could not run for president and was ultimately forced into internal exile in February 1998 after being accused of violating a ban on party politics.

          He was confined to his village, Mupompa.

          Boycotting elections

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