Guy Kabombo Muadiamvita
Guy Kabombo Muadiamvitaet Mireille Malengele Kuzoma is a Congolese politician who serves as the incumbent Deputy Prime Minister of Defense, since 12 June 2024. He served as the director general of the Official Journal of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, prior to his current position.
Early life and education
Guy Kabombo Muadiamvita was born 14 May 1964 in Mbuji-Mayi, Kasaï-Oriental.He attended primary and secondary school in Mwene-Ditu. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in Health Sciences from the l'Institut Facultaire de Développement. He has an advanced studies diploma in public law from the University of Kinshasa. He has some medical training from l'Institut de formation en soins infirmiers Tenon Débrousse in Paris.
Political career
In his youth he served as a party activist from Mwene-Ditu with the Union for Democracy and Social Progress. He helped popularise the influential December 1980 Lettre des 13 parlementaires which denounced the dictatorship of Mobutu Sese Seko. He served as the youth mobilization leader and president of UDPS party in France.National Assembly
He was elected to the National Assembly in the 2011 Democratic Republic of the Congo parliamentary election for the Mwene-Ditu district. Since Étienne Tshisekedi objected to the results of the election, he did not take his seat.He was elected again to the National Assembly in the 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election for the Tshilenge district in Kasaï-Oriental. He took office on 12 February 2024. He is reported to be a friend and confidant of Félix Tshisekedi.