Jean Pierre Bemba


JeanPierre Bemba Gombo is a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was one of four vicepresidents in the transitional government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo fromJuly 2003 to December 2006. Bemba also leads the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo , a rebel group turned political party. He received the second highest number of votes in the 2006 presidential election. In January 2007 he was elected to the Senate.

Bemba was born in Bokada, NordUbangi District, quateur province. He is one of the richest men in the Congo, with an estimated fortune of several hundred million dollars. His businesses have included portable radios, aviation and private television stations. His father, Jeannot Bemba Saolona, was a businessman who was successful under Zairian President Mobutu Sese Seko, and one of his sisters is married to Mobutus son Nzanga, who was also a candidate in the 2006 presidential election.

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