Olivier Kamitatu Etsu (born 17 April 1964 in

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

) politician of the

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, and former Planning Minister in the

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and the leader of the Alliance for the Renewal of Congo (ARC) political party. Kamitatu is the President of the

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Career

Kamitatu was a member of the

Movement for the Liberation of Congo The Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (french: Mouvement de Libération du Congo, or MLC) is a political party in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Formerly a rebel group operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo that fought the govern ...

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who was appointed Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly. However, he was suspended by Bemba and founded the Alliance for the Renewal of Congo. The ARC allied with the RCD-K-ML of

Antipas Mbusa Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi (born November 15, 1959) is a politician and former rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He leads the Forces for Renewal political party and was Minister of Decentralization and Urban and Regional Planning u ...

to form the

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, who backed Mbusa in the

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. In the end, Mbusa decided to stand aside in favour of

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before the election and the Forces for Renewal joined the pro-government coalition

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. The ARC won 2 seats in the election to the

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. Forces for Renewal joined the

Antoine Gizenga Antoine Gizenga (5 October 1925 – 24 February 2019) was a Congolese (DRC) politician who was the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 30 December 2006 to 10 October 2008. He was the Secretary-General of the Unified Lumum ...

in 2007 and Kamitatu became Planning Minister. Kamitatu is also a member of the political bureau for Together for Change, the opposition political coalition formed by former Katanga governor

Moïse Katumbi Moïse Katumbi Chapwe (; born 28 December 1964) is a Congolese businessman and politician. He was Governor of Katanga Province, located in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from 2007 to September 2015. He was a member of t ...

to support his presidential bid in the upcoming 2018 presidential election.

Personal life

Kamitatu is the son of

Cléophas Kamitatu Cléophas Kamitatu Massamba (10 June 1931 – 12 October 2008) was a Congolese politician and leader of the ''Parti Solidaire Africain''. Biography Cléophas Kamitatu was born on 10 June 1931 in Kilombo-Masi, Masi-Manimba Territory, Kwilu Prov ...

, a politician who was heavily involved in Congolese independence.

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1964 births Living people Politicians from Brussels Movement for the Liberation of the Congo politicians Alliance for the Renewal of Congo politicians Government ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Presidents of the National Assembly (Democratic Republic of the Congo) {{DRCongo-politician-stub

Career

Personal life

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