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Jean-Pierre Bemba

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Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo (born 4 November 1962) is a Congolese politician and former rebel leader. He currently serves as the Deputy Prime Minister of Transportation and Channels of Communication, and served as the deputy minister of defense prior to his incumbent position. He was also one of four vice-presidents in the transitional government from 17 July 2003 to December 2006. Bemba led the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC), a rebel group turned political party, and received the second-highest number of votes in the 2006 presidential election. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Jean-Pierre Bemba is the 14,811th most popular politician (down from 14,664th in 2024), the 23rd most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo and the 11th most popular Congolese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jean-Pierre Bemba ranks 14,811 out of 19,576Before him are Miguel Abadía Méndez, Zakir Hasanov, R. B. Bennett, Liberius, Gilbert Diendéré, and Kurt Furgler. After him are Theodore I Calliopas, Günther Beckstein, Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, Portia Simpson-Miller, Lucius Caecilius Metellus, and Arshak III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Jean-Pierre Bemba ranks 256Before him are Teri Weigel, Rosamund Kwan, Jack Irons, Volodymyr Pravyk, Thomas Ian Griffith, and Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. After him are Terence Trent D'Arby, Andrey Lavrov, Jon Stewart, Domènec Torrent, Tom Kane, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

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In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba ranks 23 out of 107Before him are Kembo Uba Kembo (1947), Ota Benga (1883), Sylvestre Ilunga (1947), Roger Lukaku (1967), Marie Myriam (1957), and Ndaye Mulamba (1948). After him are Mwepu Ilunga (1949), Joseph Iléo (1921), Jean Kalala N'Tumba (1949), Gérard Mulumba Kalemba (1937), Steve Mandanda (1985), and Bwanga Tshimen (1949).

Among POLITICIANS In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among politicians born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba ranks 11Before him are Félix Tshisekedi (1963), Antoine Gizenga (1925), Joseph Kabila (1971), Étienne Tshisekedi (1932), Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi (1930), and Sylvestre Ilunga (1947). After him are Joseph Iléo (1921), Judith Suminwa (1967), Cyrille Adoula (1921), Laurent Nkunda (1967), Adolphe Muzito (1957), and Bruno Tshibala (1956).