Laurent Nkunda
Politician, Military Person
1967 –
Who is Laurent Nkunda?
Laurent Nkunda is a former General in the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo and is the former warlord operating in the province of Nord-Kivu, sympathetic to Congolese Tutsis and the Tutsi-dominated government of neighbouring Rwanda. Nkunda, who is himself a Congolese Tutsi, commanded the former DRC troops of the 81st and 83rd Brigades of the DRC Army. He speaks English, French, Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Lingala and Kinande. On January 22, 2009, he was put under house arrest in Gisenyi when he was called for a meeting to plan a joint operation between the Congolese and Rwandan militaries.
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- Born
- Feb 2, 1967
Nord-Kivu - Also known as
- Laurent Nkunda Batware
- Laurent Nkundabatware
- Nationality
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Profession
- Education
- University of Kisangani
- Lived in
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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