Eluki Monga Aundu (6 April 1941 – 8 September 2022) was a Congolese military officer who achieved the rank of general.

Biography

Monga earned degrees in humanities and social sciences from the École interarmes in Belgium. In 1965, he became platoon school commander in

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, where he stayed for five years. He then became a military attaché to the in 1970 and subsequently charged with organization, instruction, and operation of the staff of the as a lieutenant colonel. From 1975 to 1976, he was commander of the

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. From 1976 to 1977, Monga was chief of staff for

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and promoted to the rank of general. He became Secretary of State for National Defense, serving from 1979 to 1981. From 1988 to 1992, he was ambassador of

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to Israel, where he took part in the as a guest. From 1993 to 1996, he served as chief of general staff of the Zairian Armed Forces, succeeding

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. After the start of the

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, he was replaced by

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. Monga died in

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on 8 September 2022, at the age of 81.

References

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