Jeannot Bemba Saolona
Jeannot Bemba Saolona (born September 1941 at Libanga, Équateur, Belgian Congo, died 1 July 2009 Brussels, Belgium) was a Congolese businessman, Minister of the Economy and Industry, and Senator for Équateur.[1] His son Jean-Pierre Bemba became the last Vice-President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
Bemba Saolona's company, Scibe CMMJ, was implicated by the United Nations in smuggling weapons to UNITA during the Angolan Civil War.[3] He was a close confidant to President Mobutu Sese Seko.[4]
References[]
- ^ Tshitenge Lubabu M. K. Jeannot Bemba Saolona (in French) 6 July 2009, accessed 29 December 2009
- ^ Senator Jeannot Bemba Saolona dies at 67 3 July 2009 Congo News Agency
- ^ Johan Peleman, "The logistics of sanctions busting: the airborne component" Archived 2007-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, (PDF file), page 303
- ^ Profile: Jean-Pierre Bemba, BBC News Africa, 25 May 2008.
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