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Lambert Mende Omalanga

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Lambert Mende Omalanga is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest, but have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Lambert Mende · Lambert Mende Omalanga · Mende Lambert · ランベール・メンデ				[sources]
Other name	Lambert Mende · Lambert Mende Omalanga				[sources]
Birth date	1953-02-11 · 1953-04				[sources]
Place of birth	Lodja · Okolo, Congo DR				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Congo - Kinshasa				[sources]
Country	Congo - Kinshasa				[sources]
Country of birth	Congo - Kinshasa				[sources]
First name	Lambert				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Last name	Mende				[sources]
Passport number	`DB0001939`				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q178793				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo · Minister of Communications (2008-2012) · Minister of Communications (2014-2019) · Minister of Hydrocarbons (2007-2008) · Minister of Media (2012-2014)				[sources]
Education	Free University of Brussels · Université de Kinshasa				[sources]
Created at	2018-02-21				[sources]
Modified on	2023-12-29				[sources]
Last changed	2024-01-31	Last checked	2024-04-24	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

In breach of the political agreement settled on 31 Dec 2016 between the presidential majority and opposition parties, broadcasting had not resumed for a number of media outlets as of Oct 2018.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Minister of Communications and Media, and spokesperson of the Government.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

In his capacity as Communications and Media Minister, Lambert Mende is therefore responsible for obstructing a consensual and peaceful solution towards elections in DRC, including by acts of repression.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

As Communications and Media Minister since 2008, Lambert Mende is responsible for a repressive media policy which breaches the right to freedom of expression and information and undermines a consensual and peaceful solution towards elections in DRC. On 12 Nov 2016, he adopted a decree limiting the possibility for foreign media outlets to broadcast in DRC.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Democratic Republic of the Congo politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
20, avenue Kalongo, Kinshasa / Ngaliema, Congo DR	Congo - Kinshasa

Identifications
Document number	Country	Type	Start date	End date
`DB0001939`	Congo - Kinshasa	diplomatic-passport	2017-05-04	2022-05-03

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo	2019-01-28	-
Minister of Media	2012-04-28	2014-12-09
Minister of Hydrocarbons	2007-02-05	2008-10-26
Minister of Communications	2008-10-26	2012-04-28
Minister of Communications	2014-12-09	2019-01-23

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)	Ordinance of 22 June 2005 on measures against the Democratic Republic of Congo (SR 946.231.12), annexes 1 and 2	2018-02-21	2019-12-20

Data sources

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,011

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Switzerland · State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons183,222

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata224,788

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: ch-seco-38190

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