Augustin Matata Ponyo
Augustin Matata Ponyo | |
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| 23rd Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| In office 18 April 2012 – 17 November 2016 | |
| President | Joseph Kabila |
| Preceded by | Louis Alphonse Koyagialo (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Samy Badibanga |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 21 February 2010 – 12 April 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Adolphe Muzito Louis Alphonse Koyagialo (Acting) |
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| Born | 5 June 1964 Maniema, Congo-Léopoldville (now Congo-Kinshasa) |
| Alma mater | University of Kinshasa |
Augustin Matata Ponyo Mapon (born 5 June 1964)[1] is a Congolese political figure who was Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 18 April 2012 to 17 November 2016.[2] Previously he served as Minister of Finance from 21 February 2010 to 12 April 2012;[3][4][5] as Prime Minister, he retained responsibility for the finance portfolio.
Career[]
On 12 February 2012, while serving as Minister of Finance, Ponyo was seriously injured in a plane crash near the town of Bukavu in which two passengers and both crew members were killed.[6]
On 18 April 2012 he was appointed as Prime Minister by President Joseph Kabila.[7]
He visited Beni after the massacre there, and was booed by hundreds of people. Violent protests then broke out which resulted in the deaths of three people.[8]
He resigned as Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 14 November 2016, as part of an African Union-backed national dialogue framework agreement which specifies an opposition leader takes the position of Prime Minister.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Congo-Kinshasa: Gros plan sur Matata Ponyo Mapon". AllAfrica.com. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012. (French)
- ^ CIA World Leaders, Democratic Republic of the Congo Archived 6 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "MINISTERE DES FINANCES :Patrice Kitebi passe le flambeau à Henri Yav Mulang". 7sur7.cd. 12 December 2014.
- ^ "DR Congo Finance Minister Augustin Ponyo to be new PM". BBC News. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ^ "Joseph Kabila Reshuffles Government". congonewsagency.com. 21 February 2010. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ "Congolese minister being treated in South Africa". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Congo president names finance minister to PM job", Associated Press, 19 April 2012.
- ^ "Three dead in protests after DR Congo massacre", Agence France-Presse, 18 August 2016.
- ^ Ismail Akwei, "DR Congo Prime Minister Matata Ponyo resigns", Africanews, 14 November 2016.
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