Charles Mwando Nsimba addressing the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Charles Mwando Simba (18 October 1936– 12 December 2016) was a Congolese politician and member of UNADEF. He was born in

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, Tanganyika District. From February 6, 2007, to October 2008, he served in the government of the

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as Minister of Rural Development. In October 2008, he was appointed as Defense Minister in Adolphe Muzito's cabinet, succeeding

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. In April 2012, he became the First Vice-President of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a position he held until his death. Mwando Simba also served as a minister during the Congo's second republic and was Governor of Grand Kivu for 12 years. According to the MLC, he held Belgian nationality as of 28 May 2002, as can be seen on page 29,149 of a letter signed by the Belgian king.

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1935 births 2016 deaths People from Tanganyika Province Defence ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people {{DRCongo-politician-stub