Jean-Pierre Bemba

Politician

1962 –

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Who is Jean-Pierre Bemba?

Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo is a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was one of four vice-presidents in the transitional government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 17 July 2003 to December 2006. Bemba also leads the Movement for the Liberation of 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.

He was arrested near Brussels on 24 May 2008 on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. Although he was originally charged with three counts of crimes against humanity and five counts of war crimes, in October 2010, the ICC reduced the charges to two counts of crimes against humanity and three counts of war crimes.

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Born
Nov 4, 1962
Équateur
Also known as
  • 让-皮埃尔·本巴
  • Бемба, Жан-Пьер
Parents
Spouses
Nationality
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
Profession
Education
  • MBA, ICHEC Brussels Management School
Lived in
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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