Gédéon Kyungu belongs to the Balubakat ethnic group. After completing primary education in Likasi and secondary school in Manono, he obtained a degree in pedagogy. In 1999 he joined the Maï Maï movement, commanding from 2003 one of the most active groups in the province of Katanga. In 2006, he visited UN peacekeeping forces to integrate through the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) process. He escaped from prison in 2011 and surrendered in October 2016. He is a threat to the peace, stability and security of the DRC under UNSCR 2293 paragraph 7(e). INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/6194816
Names (2)
Last name/Name
KANONGA
First name/Name
GEDEON
Second name/Name
KYUNGU
Third name/Name
MUTANGA WA BAFUNKWA
Full name/Name
GEDEON KYUNGU MUTANGA WA BAFUNKWA KANONGA
Type
Primary name
Description
Katangan rebel leader
Full name/Name
GÉDÉON KYUNGU MUTANGA WA BAFUNKWA KANONGA
Type
Non-Latin script
Birth data (1)
Birthdate
Place
Manono Territory, Katanga Province (now Tanganyika Province)
Country
Congo
Historical data
Names (1)
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Last name/Name
Kanonga
First name/Name
Gédéon
Second name/Name
Kyungu
Third name/Name
Mutanga
Full name/Name
Kanonga Gédéon Kyungu Mutanga Wa Bafunkwa
Type
Prime alias
Description
Katangan rebel leader
Birth data (1)
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Birthdate
Place
Manono Territory, Katanga Province (now Tanganyika Province)
Identification documents (1)
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Type
Further Identifiying Information: Gédéon Kyungu belongs to the Balubakat ethnic group.After completing primary education in Likasi and secondary school in Manono, he obtained a degree in pedagogy.In 1999 he joined the Maï Maï movement, commanding from 2003 one of the most active groups in the province of Katanga.In 2006, he visited UN peacekeeping forces to integrate through the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) process.He escaped from prison in 2011 and surrendered in October 2016.He is a threat to the peace, stability and security of the DRC under UNSCR 2293 paragraph 7(e).INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/6194816
Updated: 01.05.2025. 19:15
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