Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo President of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Biography and Education

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His name is Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, he was born on June 13, 1963 in Léopoldville (the old name of Kinshasa), so he is from Kinshasa. Fatchi-his friendly diminutive nickname, or Fatchi-Béton in reference to his promise to rebuild the Democratic Republic of the Congo – is a Kino-Congolese statesman, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo since January 25, 2019.

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He is re-elected for his second and final term which begins on January 20, 2024. Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo was elected in February 2020 as First Vice-Chairperson of the African Union for 2020. He became President of the Union on 6 February 2021 and was replaced by Senegalese Macky Sall in February 2022.

His father, the late Étienne Tshisekedi, was the Prime Minister of this great country during the time of Mobutu and a fierce opponent of the Kabila clans. Etienne, died on 1 February 2017 in Brussels. Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo is the third of the five children of the Tshisekedi family. At the age of 19, he followed his father, who had been relegated by Mobutu, to his village in Kasai. It was a memorable episode for the young man.

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At the age of 22, “Fatshi”, his mother and brothers went into exile in Belgium. In Brussels, the young man threw punches at Mobutu’s relatives and fans or even Belgian policemen one evening in February at the airport, when his father was prevented from returning to Kinshasa.

Felix Tshisekedi at Arlington National Cemetery in April 2019 where his father is buried.

Raised on politics since his early childhood, he methodically climbed the ladder to establish himself at the head of this gigantic Central African country. In the shadow of his father figure, Félix rose through the ranks of the UDPS, the party founded by his father. In 2011, he was elected as a national deputy in Mbuji-Mayi.He refused to sit in the National Assembly in order to respect His father’s orders against the disputed re-election of Joseph Kabila.Il was stripped of his mandate on 18 June 2013.

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He joined the ranks of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), a party led by his father, and then became one of its cadres. At the end of 2008, he was appointed national secretary of the UDPS in charge of the exterior. In October 2016, he was appointed Deputy Secretary General of the UDPS.

Tshisekedi Jr. reportedly turned down (refused) to be Prime Minister, while President Kabila remained in power beyond the end of his second and final term. On 7 April 2017, Bruno Tshibala was finally appointed Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which perpetuated divisions within the opposition.

He was elected President of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the December 2018 presidential election. Although controversial due to allegations of electoral fraud, his election was the first and historic peaceful political change since the country’s independence.

He thus becomes the country’s fifth president, and the first to come to power through a peaceful alternation, succeeding President Joseph Kabila, after nearly 19 years of rule, in the first peaceful transition in the country’s history.

As of December 31, 2023, Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has again won the presidential election with 73.34% of the vote, the National Electoral Commission (CENI) said, far ahead of his main rivals Moïse Katumbi (18.08%) and Martin Fayulu (5.33%).

Presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo

  • 1960-1965 : Joseph Kasa-Vubu
  • 1965-1997 : Mobutu Sese Seko
  • 1997-2001 : Laurent-Désiré Kabila
  • 2001 – 2019 : Joseph Kabila Kabange
  • 2019-2028 : Félix Tshisekedi

Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo graduated?

When he submitted his 1st candidacy for the 2018 presidential election to the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo is said to have attached to his candidacy a degree in communication and marketing obtained in Brussels, which was later denied.

What is official is that Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo did well in secondary school in Kinshasa and then in Brussels at the Institut des Carrières Commerciales (ICC) where he obtained his baccalaureate diploma at the end of the 1980s. He therefore holds a bachelor’s degree (equivalent to an undergraduate degree). 

As for the diploma in marketing and communication that circulated on the Internet that he would have received at the end of the 1990-1991 academic year, yes, “he started this degree but he never finished it,” explains the spokesperson for the alderman of Public Instruction, Faouzia Hariche.

President Félix Tshisekedi received, on 12 October 2023, the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN). This honorary title was awarded to him for his many achievements in favor of the Congolese people since his accession to power in 2019.

Personal Life

Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo is married to Denise Nyakeru (born in Bukavu, the youngest of eight children). His family is from the village of Mwirama, Kanyola , chiefdom of Ngweshe, Walungu territory, in the province of South Kivu. His father, from the Bashi community, was called Étienne Nyakeru and his mother was Christine M’ntalushika. Denise and Félix Tshisekedi have five children: Fanny, Anthony, Serena, Sabrina, and Christina Tshisekedi.

Brief Biography of Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo

  • The man completed his secondary education in Kinshasa and then in Brussels and obtained a baccalaureate diploma in the late 1980s. As for the University, he “started his degree but didn’t finish. He is therefore a “Bachelor”.
  • Félix Tshisekedi is the third of five children in the Tshisekedi family. 
  • On October 12, 2023, Félix Tshisekedi received the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN). It’s an honorary doctorate.
  • As president, Felix Tshisekedi is opposed to homosexuality
  • Felix Tshisekedi was born to a wealthy politician father.
  • Felix Tshisekedi married one woman and with her they had five children
  • Félix Tshisekedi is very much in favour of a free press in his country.

Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo is a devout Christian, born-again Pentecostal

He became a Pentecostal and a member of the Assemblies of God in 2015 after joining the Philadelphia Mission Center Church and was baptized that same year.

Is Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, dictator or tolerant?

A dictatorship is a political regime in which a person or a small group of people exercise all powers absolutely, without any law or institution limiting them.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has suffered many traumas after decades of autocratic rule under Mobutu Sese Seko (1965 to 1997) and Laurent and Joseph Kabila (1997 to 2019), as well as two protracted conflicts (from 1996 to 2007) involving many neighboring countries and whose embers are still alive today. Despite these challenges, the DRC has developed a vibrant and enduring civil society movement that demands democracy and transparency from the government.

Unlike his predecessor, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo was not afraid of electoral competition in 2023 by removing from the list of candidates the fierce opponents who aspired to sit on the seat of the supreme magistracy. Even during the wartime in the eastern part of the country, he did not seek to suspend the elections under the pretext of war, even though many observers had bet that the elections would not take place.

For many, this is a sign that this gentleman is not afraid of democracy. But for others, the country is still far from being a democratic republic, even if, they say, with the arrival of the peaceful and democratic alternation, starting with this man, the country is in the process of democratizing its institutions.

Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo promises his compatriots “a state governed by the rule of law where the separation of powers will be a reality”. And “to put an end to the reign of the armed groups that are plunging Congo into mourning”.

The tolerant president who is always willing to give in and reconcile with his sworn enemies?

BBC News Afrique reports that this gentleman initiated diplomatic actions with the grouping of East African states, which led to initiatives from Nairobi in Kenya and Luanda in Angola, aimed at ending the conflicts in the east of the country..

These initiatives by President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo have led to a dialogue between the state and armed groups operating in eastern DRC. He also visited all neighbouring countries that had attacked the DRC in the past in order to ease tensions. He says he is ready to negotiate with everyone except the militias who do not lay down their arms.

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The Democratic Republic of Congo in pictures, a big member country of the EAC and SADC

What is the largest French-speaking city in the world? It is no longer Paris but Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, that holds this title, according to the UN. This development confirms the rise of this French-speaking African country.

Centre Culturel de Kinshasa

These buildings, which have sprung up in this part of the Gombé Commune over the last 5 years, offer apartments with European and American standards, very popular with the thousands of expatriates who work and live in Kinshasa.

Kinshasa is now the first African city and the first French-speaking megalopolis.

Kinshasa quartier central des affaires, au Congo, vue sur la ville

Kinshasa Central Business District, Congo, City View

That was the city of Kisangani in pictures

That was the city of Lubumbashi in pictures

That was the city of Mbujimayi in pictures

That was the city of Kananga in pictures

That was the city of Bukavu in pictures

 FARDC(Forces armées de la République démocratique du Congo) : Did you know? FARDC, the most powerful of all the EAC Armies (Report)

Les FARDC, plus puissante de toutes les Armées de l’EAC (Rapport)

The FARDC, the Congolese National Army, is ranked 72nd out of the armies of 145 countries in the annual review of global firepower, according to the Global Firepower website. It is clear that at the level of the East African Community, no army is a match for the firepower of the FARDC. Indeed, the Congolese Army is the most powerful than any of the armies of the EAC member countries. According to this annual ranking, the DRC is in 72nd place, ahead of countries such as Uganda 83rd, Kenya 87th, Tanzania 101st and South Sudan 116th. The observation is that Rwanda and Burundi are the great absentees. 

 Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo right now

In DR Congo, President Félix Tshisekedi sworn in for a second term

Widely re-elected last December, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi (candidate No 20), is sworn in this Saturday (20 January 2024) for a second term, he is re-elected in the elections of 20 December 2023. Several tens of thousands of people and nearly twenty heads of state are expected by the authorities. (DRC: Here is the official programme of the inauguration ceremony of President Felix Tshisekedi (Document))

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