12 Sep 1876 Colonization by Belgium
22 Apr 1884 International Association of the Congo
01 Jul 1885 - 15 Nov 1908 Congo Free State to King Leopold II of Belgium
15 Nov 1908 Annexed by Belgium
15 Nov 1908 - 30 Jun 1960 Belgian Congo
01 Jul 1960 - 30 Jun 1966 Republic of Congo
07 Sep 1964 - Dec 1965 People's Republic of Congo proclaimed in Stanleyville
01 Jul 1966 Democratic Republic of Congo
27 Oct 1971 - 17 May 1997 Republic of Zaïre
17 May 1997 - Democratic Republic of Congo
Presidents
01 Jul 1960 - 25 Nov 1965 Joseph Kasavubu ............................. 1910-1969
25 Nov 1965 - 17 May 1997 Joseph Désiré Mobutu ........................ 1930-1997
(from 1972 Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga)
17 May 1997 - 16 Jan 2001 Laurent Désiré Kabila ....................... 1939-2001
(Head of State)
16 Jan 2001 - 24 Jan 2019 Joseph Kabila Kabange ....................... 1971-
24 Jan 2019 - Félix Antonio Tshisekedi Tshilombo .......... 1963-
Prime Ministers
24 Jun - 05 Sep 1960 Patrice Emery Lumumba ....................... 1925-1961
05 Sep - 20 Sep 1960 Joseph Iléo (1st Time) ...................... 1921-1994
20 Sep - 03 Oct 1960 Albert Ndele
03 Oct 1960 - 09 Feb 1961 Justin Marie Bomboko
09 Feb - 02 Aug 1961 Joseph Iléo (2nd Time)
02 Aug 1961 - 30 Jun 1964 Cyrille Adoula .............................. 1921-1978
10 Jul 1964 - 13 Oct 1965 Moïse Kapenda Tshombé ....................... 1919-1969
18 Oct - 14 Nov 1965 Évariste Kimba .............................. 1926-1966
25 Nov 1965 - 26 Oct 1966 Léonard Mulumba ............................. 1928-1986
First state commissioners
06 Jul 1977 - 06 Mar 1979 Mpinga Kasenga .............................. 1937-1994
06 Mar 1979 - 27 Aug 1980 Bo-Bolika Lokonga Monso Mihambo ............. 1934-2018
27 Aug 1980 - 23 Apr 1981 Jean Nguza Carl-I-Bond (1st Time) ........... 1930-2003
23 Apr 1981 - 05 Nov 1982 N'singa Udjuu Ongwabeki Untubu .............. 1934-2021
05 Nov 1982 - 31 Oct 1986 Kengo Wa Dondo (1st Time) ................... 1935-
22 Jan 1987 - 07 Mar 1988 Mabi Mulumba ................................ 1941-
07 Mar - 26 Nov 1988 Sambwa Pida Nbagui .......................... 1940-1998
26 Nov 1988 - 04 May 1990 Kengo Wa Dondo (2nd Time)
04 May 1990 - 01 Apr 1991 Lunda Bululu ................................ 1942-
01 Apr - 29 Sep 1991 Mulumba Lukoji .............................. 1943-1997
29 Sep - 01 Nov 1991 Etienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba (1st Time) .... 1932-2017
01 Nov - 25 Nov 1991 Bernardin Mungul Diaka ...................... 1933-1999
25 Nov 1991 - 15 Aug 1992 Jean Nguza Carl-I-Bond (2nd Time)
15 Aug 1992 - 18 Mar 1993 Etienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba (2nd Time)
18 Mar 1993 - 14 Jan 1994 Faustin Birindwa ............................ 1943-1999
06 Jul 1994 - 02 Apr 1997 Kengo Wa Dondo (3rd Time)
02 Apr - 09 Apr 1997 Etienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba (3rd Time)
09 Apr - 16 May 1997 Likulia Bolongo ............................. 1939-2026
16 May 1997 - 30 Dec 2006 Post Abolished
Prime Ministers
01 Jan 2007 - 10 Oct 2008 Antoine Gizenga
10 Oct 2008 - 06 Mar 2012 Adolphe Muzito .............................. 1957-
06 Mar - 18 Apr 2012 Louis Koyagialo ............................. 1947-2014
18 Apr 2012 - 20 Dec 2016 Augustin Matata Ponyo Mapon ................. 1964-
20 Dec 2016 - 18 May 2017 Samy Badibanga Ntita ........................ 1962-
18 May 2017 - 07 Sep 2019 Bruno Tshibala Nzenze ....................... 1956-
07 Sep 2019 - 26 Apr 2021 Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba .................. 1947-
26 Apr 2021 - 12 Jun 2024 Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Kyenge ............. 1977-
12 Jun 2024 - Judith Suminwa Tuluka ....................... 1967-
Force Commanders of the U.N Mission in Congo (ONUC)
May 1961 - 31 Jan 1962 Sture Linner (Sweden)
01 Feb 1962 - May 1963 Robert K.A Gardiner (Ghana)
01 May 1963 - Apr 1964 Max H. Dorsinville (Haiti)
Apr - Jun 1964 Bibiano Fernández Osorio-Tafail (Mexico)
Force Commanders of the U.N Mission in D.R Congo (MONUC)
01 Mar 2000 - 31 Dec 2003 Mountaga Dialla (Senegal)
01 Jan 2004 - 28 Feb 2005 Samaila Iliya (Nigeria)
04 Apr 2005 - 09 Jul 2010 Babacar Gaye (Senegal)
09 Jul 2010 - 31 Mar 2013 Chander Prakesh Wadhwa (India)
31 Mar 2013 - 02 Dec 2015 Carlos Alberto des Santos Cruz (Brazil)
02 Dec 2015 - 31 Jan 2018 Derrick Mbuyiselo Mgwebi (South Africa)
31 Jan - 14 May 2018 Bernard Commins (France)
(acting)
14 May 2018 - 31 Oct 2019 Elias Rodriguez Martins Filho (Brazil)
31 Oct 2019 - 28 Jan 2020 Thierry Lion (1st Time) (France)
28 Jan 2020 - 02 Apr 2021 Ricardo Augusto Ferreira Costa Neves (Brazil)
02 Apr - 28 May 2021 Thierry Lion (2nd Time) (France)
28 May 2021 - 28 Feb 2023 Marcos de Sa Affonso da Costa (Brazil)
28 Feb 2023 - Octavio Rodrigues de Miranda Filho (Brazil)
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