Roger Lumbala (born 1958) is an
MP in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
, representing the
Rally of Congolese Democrats and Nationalists. He is a former rebel leader who was backed by
Uganda
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during the 1998–2002 Congolese civil war.
He was arrested in Paris and is suspected of torture and cannibalism.
[https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2021/01/04/l-ancien-chef-de-guerre-congolais-roger-lumbala-arrete-a-paris_6065177_3212.html]
References
Living people
1958 births
Rally of Congolese Democrats and Nationalists politicians
Candidates for President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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