Pierre Pay-Pay wa Syakasighe (born 10 July 1946, in

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), is an

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and

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of the

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. During his career, he held several positions relating to the Economy and Finance. He has served as Minister of Economy, Industry and Foreign Trade, Minister of Portfolio,

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, CEO of Commercial Gécamines, and Governor of the Central Bank of Congo at the time of

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. Pierre Pay-Pay was a candidate in the 2006 Presidential Election for the Congolese Democratic Convention (CODECO), an electoral platform that brought together several political parties. He served in the National Assembly as a member following the 2006 Legislative Elections. He is currently National President of the Union of Christian Democratic Federalists (U.DE.C.F). Pay-Pay is also a member of the political bureau for "Ensemble pour le changement", the opposition political coalition formed by former governor of Katanga

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to support his presidential bid in the upcoming 2018 presidential election. Billet de 5 mille zaire mai 1988

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