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Étienne Tshisekedi

1932 - 2017

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Étienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba also Known as Tshisekedi The Father (14 December 1932 – 1 February 2017) was a Congolese politician and the leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), formerly the main opposition political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). A long-time opposition leader, he served as Prime Minister of the country (then called Zaire) on three brief occasions: in 1991, 1992–1993, and 1997. He was also the father of the current President, Felix Tshisekedi. Tshisekedi was the main Congolese opposition leader for decades. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Étienne Tshisekedi is the 9,295th most popular politician (down from 8,872nd in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo (down from 10th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Congolese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Étienne Tshisekedi ranks 9,295 out of 19,576. Before him are William III, Duke of Bavaria, Dioncounda Traoré, Lakhdar Brahimi, Naemul of Silla, Oliver Winchester, and Nizamüddin Ahmed Pasha. After him are Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, Louis, King of Sicily, Valentín Paniagua, Émile Ollivier, and Vitale II Michiel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Étienne Tshisekedi ranks 169. Before him are Aharon Appelfeld, Joel Grey, Pál Csernai, Kurt Diemberger, Orlando Letelier, and Vasily Aksyonov. After him are Arnold Wesker, Jacques Roubaud, Boris Shakhlin, Predrag Matvejević, Javier Echevarría Rodríguez, and Chea Sim. Among people deceased in 2017, Étienne Tshisekedi ranks 156. Before him are Jiro Taniguchi, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Shadia, Heinz Kessler, Frank Vincent, and Pierre Henry. After him are Linda Nochlin, Veljo Tormis, Cy Young, John Wetton, Stephen Paddock, and Michael Parks.

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In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi ranks 13 out of 107. Before him are Dikembe Mutombo (1966), Fridolin Ambongo Besungu (1960), Félix Tshisekedi (1963), Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1939), Antoine Gizenga (1925), and Joseph Kabila (1971). After him are Papa Wemba (1949), Simon Kimbangu (1887), Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi (1930), Kembo Uba Kembo (1947), Ota Benga (1883), and Sylvestre Ilunga (1947).

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Among POLITICIANS In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among politicians born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi ranks 8. Before him are Mobutu Sese Seko (1930), Moïse Tshombe (1919), Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939), Félix Tshisekedi (1963), Antoine Gizenga (1925), and Joseph Kabila (1971). After him are Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi (1930), Sylvestre Ilunga (1947), Jean-Pierre Bemba (1962), Joseph Iléo (1921), Cyrille Adoula (1921), and Laurent Nkunda (1967).

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