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José Endundo Bononge
José Endundo Bononge (born 8 August 1943) is a politician born in Équateur province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He is the chairman of the Christian Democratic Party (''Parti Démocrate Chrétien'' – PDC) and was elected MP for the constituency of Mbandaka. Biography Endundo was born on 8 August 1943 in Tondo in Bikoro Territory in Équateur province. He is a pharmacist by training. He held various positions in government departments in the DRC, including the Congolese Control Office (formerly OZAC) and the Office of Roads. He also served as The President of the Franco-Zaïroise Chamber of Commerce. Endundo joined the Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD) for a brief time before joining the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC) of Jean-Pierre Bemba in which he became one of the most influential players. When the Transitional Government was established, he was appointed as The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure. He left that post after a parli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Équateur (former Province)
Équateur ( French for "Equator") was a province in the northwest of the Belgian Congo and the successor Republic of the Congo, now known as Democratic Republic of the Congo. It had its origins in the Équateur District of the Congo Free State, the private property of King Leopold II of Belgium. It was upgraded to the status of a province in 1917. Between 1933 and 1947 it was named Coquilhatville. In 1962 it was divided into three smaller provinces, but there were recombined in 1966. Équateur was one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo until 2015, when it was split into the new, smaller Équateur province, as well as the Tshuapa, Mongala, Nord-Ubangi and Sud-Ubangi provinces. Located in the north of the country, the province bordered the Republic of the Congo to the west, the Central African Republic to the north, to the east the Orientale province, and to the south the Kasai-Oriental, Kasai-Occidental, and Bandundu provinces. The word "Équateu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |