Frédéric Bintsamou (born 29 August 1964, Brazzaville) also known as ''Pastor Ntumi'', is a

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man and was the leader of the "semi-religious" rebel group The Ninjas which led a civil war in

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. In April 2007, Bintsamou signed a peace agreement with the central government in Brazzaville. Under the agreement, Bintsamou was to disband his militia in exchange for a position as a deputy minister responsible for peace and reparations. Bintsamou was eventually installed in his official post as Delegate-General for the Promotion of the Values of Peace and Repair of the Ravages of War on 28 December 2009. Standing as a candidate of his party, the Conseil National des Républicains (CNR), Bintsamou was elected as a local councilor in Mayama, located in the

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, in the September 2014 local elections."Résultats des élections locales du 28 septembre 2014"
ADIAC, 6 October 2014 .

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