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Democratic Republic of Congo mourns death of Etienne Tshisekedi

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Democratic Republic of Congo mourns death of Etienne Tshisekedi

Former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo Etienne Tshisekedi has died at the age of 84.

Odd News // 1 decade ago

UPI Almanac for Sunday, Sept. 29th, 2013.

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UPI Almanac for Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

U.N.: DRC elections marred by violence

Congolese military and security forces likely committed serious human rights violations during an election season in the DRC, U.N. investigators said.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

U.S. takes issue with DRC elections

Washington called on authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to release records from a controversial November election.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

U.N. committed to DRC election process

The United Nations needs to stay engaged with leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo to ensure future elections are free and fair, an envoy said.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Violence not answer for DRC, U.N. says

Violence won't solve political grievances that surfaced after November elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a U.N. official said.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

DRC needs help, U.S. says

Providing assistance to Democratic Republic of the Congo will help foster a respect for human rights though lingering concerns remain, a U.S. official said.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

DRC reconciliation needed, U.N. says

The tense political climate that's existed in DRC since November presidential elections underscores the need for national reconciliation, a U.N. envoy said.

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Children ensnared in DRC conflict

The situation that forced children into the ranks of Congolese armed militias hasn't changed in a country ravaged by war, a humanitarian official said.

Étienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba (born 14 December 1932) is a Congolese politician and the National President of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), a political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was Prime Minister of the country (then Zaire) on three brief occasions during the 1990s: in 1991, 1992–1993, and 1997.

Tshisekedi was born in Luluabourg (now Kananga), Kasai-Occidental in 1932. He obtained a diploma in 1961 at the Lovanium University School of Law in Leopoldville (now Kinshasa). He served in Mobutu's government in various positions throughout the late 1960s and 1970s but in 1979 began to protest its descent into dictatorship and corruption. In 1980 he was removed from government and thrown in prison for his criticism. Ever since he has been thrown in and out of prison numerous times by both Mobutu's government and Laurent Kabila's. In 1989, several cases of his detention were recognized to be unlawful by UN Human Rights Committee.

On February 15, 1982 he co-founded the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), which he continues to lead. The party remains popular with its main goal being a non-violent change to democratic rule.

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