Didier Etumba Longila (born 15 July 1955) is a retired Congolese military officer who served as Chief of General Staff of the

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of the

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from 2008 until 2018. Etumba attended and graduated from the Royal Military Academy in Belgium before joining the Forces Armées Zaïroises. He held important positions in the

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during the

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and

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. In 2007 he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Congolese Navy. He was made Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces the following year. He retired from the post on 14 July 2018. He subsequently worked for

Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary (born 29 November 1960) is a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who was a presidential candidate in the December 2018 presidential elections in the country. He was selected following consultations wi ...

's presidential campaign organisation.

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, - ¹ Living people Democratic Republic of the Congo military personnel 1955 births Royal Military Academy (Belgium) alumni University of Kinshasa alumni University of Liège alumni People from the province of Équateur 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people {{DRCongo-bio-stub