Professor Constantin Kasongo Munganga Chairperson of CAAD | |
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National deputy | |
Assumed office 28 November 2011 | |
Preceded by | Bashala Kantu wa Milandu |
Caucus Chair of Kasai-Oriental Province in the Congolese National Assembly | |
Assumed office 28 November 2011 | |
Preceded by | Kazadi Nyembwe |
Chairperson of CAAD | |
Assumed office 24 March 2012 | |
CEO of CEEC [1] | |
In office 2006–2008 | |
CEO of SOFIDE [2] | |
In office 1998–2000 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ngulungu, Katanda Territory, Kasai-Oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo. | 22 July 1944
Political party | Congolese Alliance for Agriculture and Development (CAAD) |
Spouse | Marie-Antho Mbwaki Kasongo |
Children | 7 |
Alma mater | University of Kinshasa |
Constantin Kasongo Munganga is a politician and monetarist from the Democratic Republic of Congo. [3] He holds a Ph.D. in economics. In 2011, he was elected MP for the constituency of Katanda Territory, in the Kasai-Oriental province. [4] He is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Expertise, Evaluation, and Certification of Precious and Semi-Precious Mineral Substances, CEEC in short. [1] [5] Television audiences nicknamed him "The Man With The Red Knot" because of his appearance on media. Since 1975, he has taught at the Institut Supérieur de Commerce of Kinshasa.
On Saturday, July 22, 1944, Constantin Kasongo was born in Ngulungu, Katanda Territory. His father, Ilunga Munsensa, was polygamous and died before he was born. He lost his mother at an early age. As an orphan, he could no longer attend school in Katanda. Therefore, he went to continue his middle school in Lusambo. Then, he joined his big brother Gaspard Kazadi who were a farmer in Ngandajika to attend high school. We all know that the first Congolese doctor is a gynecologist, Doctor Ilunga Felicien. [6] But all didn't that he's also Kasongo's big brother who sponsored relocation from the province of East Kasai to the capital Kinshasa, on 1962. Once arrived in Kinshasa, Kasongo registered to College Albert 1st (actually Boboto College), where he graduated from high school, majoring in Poetry and Rhetoric of literature. Afterward, he earned an Economics degree at Lovanium University, now the University of Kinshasa.
He moved to Kinshasa in 1962 for school reasons.
Bachelor of Economics from Lovanium University (1970)
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On Saturday December 9, 1972, Constantin Kasongo married Antoinette Mbwaki with live music performed by the famous Tabu Ley Rochereau. They had seven children (5 sons and 2 daughters).
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Professor Constantin Kasongo Munganga Chairperson of CAAD | |
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National deputy | |
Assumed office 28 November 2011 | |
Preceded by | Bashala Kantu wa Milandu |
Caucus Chair of Kasai-Oriental Province in the Congolese National Assembly | |
Assumed office 28 November 2011 | |
Preceded by | Kazadi Nyembwe |
Chairperson of CAAD | |
Assumed office 24 March 2012 | |
CEO of CEEC [1] | |
In office 2006–2008 | |
CEO of SOFIDE [2] | |
In office 1998–2000 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ngulungu, Katanda Territory, Kasai-Oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo. | 22 July 1944
Political party | Congolese Alliance for Agriculture and Development (CAAD) |
Spouse | Marie-Antho Mbwaki Kasongo |
Children | 7 |
Alma mater | University of Kinshasa |
Constantin Kasongo Munganga is a politician and monetarist from the Democratic Republic of Congo. [3] He holds a Ph.D. in economics. In 2011, he was elected MP for the constituency of Katanda Territory, in the Kasai-Oriental province. [4] He is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Expertise, Evaluation, and Certification of Precious and Semi-Precious Mineral Substances, CEEC in short. [1] [5] Television audiences nicknamed him "The Man With The Red Knot" because of his appearance on media. Since 1975, he has taught at the Institut Supérieur de Commerce of Kinshasa.
On Saturday, July 22, 1944, Constantin Kasongo was born in Ngulungu, Katanda Territory. His father, Ilunga Munsensa, was polygamous and died before he was born. He lost his mother at an early age. As an orphan, he could no longer attend school in Katanda. Therefore, he went to continue his middle school in Lusambo. Then, he joined his big brother Gaspard Kazadi who were a farmer in Ngandajika to attend high school. We all know that the first Congolese doctor is a gynecologist, Doctor Ilunga Felicien. [6] But all didn't that he's also Kasongo's big brother who sponsored relocation from the province of East Kasai to the capital Kinshasa, on 1962. Once arrived in Kinshasa, Kasongo registered to College Albert 1st (actually Boboto College), where he graduated from high school, majoring in Poetry and Rhetoric of literature. Afterward, he earned an Economics degree at Lovanium University, now the University of Kinshasa.
He moved to Kinshasa in 1962 for school reasons.
Bachelor of Economics from Lovanium University (1970)
This section of a
biography of a living person does not
include any
references or sources. (January 2024) |
On Saturday December 9, 1972, Constantin Kasongo married Antoinette Mbwaki with live music performed by the famous Tabu Ley Rochereau. They had seven children (5 sons and 2 daughters).
This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it. (June 2018) |