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Joseph Kabila

Military · Politician

Joseph Kabila is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Iosephus Kabila · Joseph Kabila · Kabila Kabange Joseph · Žozefs Kabila · Ζοζέφ Καμπιλά · 13 more...				[sources]
Other name	Iosephus Kabila Kabange · Joseph Kabila Kabange · Kabila Kabange · Кабила Ж. · Кабила Жозеф · 4 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Kabila · Raïs · ジョセフ・カビラ				[sources]
Birth date	1971-06-04				[sources]
Place of birth	Hewa Bora				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	DR Congo				[sources]
Citizenship	DR Congo				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Joseph				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q57416				[sources]
Position	President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001-2019)				[sources]
Education	Makerere University · PLA National Defence University · University of Johannesburg · Washington International University				[sources]
Religion	Anglicanism				[sources]
Last change	2025-11-01	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

President of the DR Congo from 2001 to 2019

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-08-04

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Aimée Kabila Mulengela Politician	sibling	-	-
Jaynet Kabila Politician	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo	2001-01-26	2019-01-25

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories379,756

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,656

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,839

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata336,846

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