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A supporter of Veteran Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader and Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDSP)' spokesman Etienne Tshisekedi stands next to tear gas fired by police to disperse demonstrators, in Kinshasa on December 23, 2011. ... View Photo »
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Congolese living in Britain burn a mock coffin as they protest in the center of London on December 20, 2011 against the re-election of Joseph Kabila in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Kabila was sworn in earlier on December 20 for another term... View Photo »
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Democratic Republic of Congo President-elect Joseph Kabila (C) takes the oath of office during the ceremony of his investiture as president for a second mandate in Kinshasa on December 20, 2011. Kabila was sworn in on December 20 for another term as... View Photo »
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Floribert Kabange Numbi, General Attorney of the Democratic Republic of the Congo officialy announces the investiture of President Joseph Kabila for a second mandate, in Kinshasa on December 20, 2011. Kabila was sworn in on December 20 for another term... View Photo »
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Traditional leaders attend the investiture ceremony for Democratic Republic of the Congo President Joseph Kabila in Kinshasa on December 20, 2011. Kabila was sworn in on December 20 for another term as president of Democratic Republic of the Congo, a... View Photo »
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (2ndR) attends the investiture ceremony for Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Joseph Kabila in Kinshasa on December 20, 2011. Mugabe was the only Head of State attending the ceremony. Kabila was sworn in on... View Photo »
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Mounted police officers patrol in the local Congolese community in the Matonge district in Brussels, on December 20, 2011 after protests broke out last week to protest against the re-election of Joseph Kabila as the Democratic Republic of Congo's... View Photo »
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Incumbent Congo President Joseph Kabila holds the Congolese flag as he takes the oath of office as he is sworn in for another term, in Kinshasa, Congo Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. The president of sub-Saharan Africa's largest nation pledged to unify the... View Photo »
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Incumbent Congo President Joseph Kabila, center left, stands during his swearing-in ceremony for another term, in Kinshasa, Congo Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. The president of sub-Saharan Africa's largest nation pledged to unify the country after an election... View Photo »
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In this Monday, Dec. 19, 2011 photo, women supporters of opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi protest the results of Congo's recent presidential election outside the United States embassy in Kinshasa, Congo. Incumbent president Joseph Kabila, who was... View Photo »
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A damaged car's windscreen is seen during a demonstration of the local Congolese community in the Matonge district in Brussels, om December 17, 2011. Congolese living in in the neighborhoud clash with police during a demonstration in the Matonge... View Photo »
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Protesters face police during a demonstration of the local Congolese people in the Matonge district of Brussels on December 17, 2011 at the end of a rally against the re-election of Joseph Kabila as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... View Photo »
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A car is overturned during clashes between supporters of Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi and Belgian riot police in Brussels December 17, 2011. The Congolese community in Belgium, in solidarity with opposition parties in the Democratic... View Photo »
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Congolese people hold banners and signs at the Matonge district in Brussels on December 17, 2011 during a rally against the re-election of Joseph Kabila as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo. View Photo »
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Evaris Boshab from the People Party for the Reconstruction and the Democracy (PPRD) addresses supporters as they celebrate the election of president Joseph Kabila for a second mandate at the PPRD head office on December 17, 2011 in Kinshasa. The... View Photo »
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The governor of Kinshasa, André Kimbuta, speaks as he celebrates the election of president Joseph Kabila for a second mandate at the PPRD head office on December 17, 2011 in Kinshasa. The Democratic Republic of Congo's top court Friday upheld President... View Photo »
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Protesters hold a banner that reads 'We want peace and justice in DR Congo' as they rally against Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila on Whitehall in central London on December 14, 2011. Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader... View Photo »
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Protesters hold a banner that reads 'more than 8,000,000 Congolese killed' as they rally against Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila on Whitehall in central London on December 14, 2011. Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader... View Photo »
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A young man suspected of being a militant supporter of opposition candidate Etienne Tshisekedi reacts in fear as police threaten to kill him, as he lies on the floor of a police truck after being arrested near opposition party headquarters in the... View Photo »
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Demonstrators are detained on a bus before being arrested by police following a protest over the election result in the Democratic Republic of Congo in central London December 10, 2011. British police said they arrested 143 people in London on Saturday... View Photo »
About Joseph Kabila
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Joseph Kabila Kabange (known commonly as Joseph Kabila), is the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He took office in January 2001, ten days after the murder of his father and DRC president Laurent-Désiré Kabila. On November 27, 2006, Joseph Kabila was confirmed as President following the July 2006 general election. Full Article
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A Congolese schoolboy leaves the Imara School in Lubumbashi carrying un umbrella depicting incumbent president Joseph Kabila on December 5, 2011 in Lubumbashi. The organisation was created three years ago, operating out of a small workshop in the city-centre, to give employment...
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A piece of fabric depicting Congolese incumbent President Joseph Kabila is pictured in the workshop of a not-for-profit organisation to help Congolese women (Economic Force of Congolese Mothers ), ready to make a dress in Lubumbashi on December 5, 2011. The organisation was created...
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A man walks past a poster promoting incumbent Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila reading 'With the president, we are sure!' for November 28's elections, stands in front of the massive slag-heap in the Katuba district of Lubumbashi on December 1, 2011. The 'mountain',...
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A supporter of President Joseph Kabila stands at his party's headquarters in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. President Joseph Kabila is seeking a second term and his popularity has taken a nosedive in the capital, which is located in the Lingala-speaking...
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Members of Congolese president Joseph Kabila's Presidential guard stand in the rain outside the polling station where Kabila casts his ballot in the country's presidential election in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Monday Nov. 28, 2011. Polls opened in Congo's capital as the...
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Congolese president Joseph Kabila casts his ballot in the country's presidential election at a polling station in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Monday Nov. 28, 2011. Voting began Monday with delays and setbacks in this massive nation pummeled by war for an election that could...
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Incumbent Congolese President Joseph Kabila cast his ballot at a polling station in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, November 28, 2011. Voting began slowly on Monday in Congo's second-post war election, held despite fears logistical problems and irregularities would...
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A Congolese man holds a presidential ballot paper, alledgedly already marked with a vote for incumbent president Joseph Kabila, in the city of Lubumbashi on November 28, 2011. Armed men this morning attacked a convoy of eight vehicles carrying ballots to a polling station in Lubumbashi.
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Sifa Manya (R), mother of incumbent President Joseph Kabila, sits outside a voting station in Lubumbashi as polling opens in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's presidential and parliamentary elections on November 28, 2011. The Democratic Republic of Congo held national elections...
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Supporters of Etienne Tshisekedi, a candidate contesting incumbent president Joseph Kabila, ride through the streets of Lubumbashi on November 25, 2011. In three days time, Congo will vote in only its second democratic elections in four decades. These vendors copy and paste articles...
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Supporters of incumbent President Joseph Kabila ride in a vehicle through the streets of the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa November 25, 2011. Congo's election due on Monday will test the giant nation's tentative steps towards recovery after decades of instability, but...
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Men take part in a demonstration against Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila organized by the 'Collectif Europeen', in Brussels, on November 19, 2011. Protesters chanted 'Kabila degage - Kabila, adieu - Kabila a la CPI' ('Kabila leave - Kabila farewell - Kabila at the...
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A child stands behind a photo of Joseph Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and presidential candidate, as supporters wait for his arrival at Goma airport on November 14, 2011. Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi called on the population to 'terrorise'...
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Supporters of Joseph Kabila, (on poster) president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and presidential candidate, are waiting for his arrival at Goma airport on November 14, 2011. Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi called on the population to 'terrorise' President...
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President Joseph Kabila (C) and his wife Olive Lembe (C-L) are walking from the airport to the center of Goma where they hold a meeting, on November 14, 2011. Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi called on the population to 'terrorise' President Joseph Kabila's regime ahead of...
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President Joseph Kabila (white shirt) and his wife Olive Lembe (R) are walking from the airport to the center of Goma where they hold a meeting, on November 14th, 2011. Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi called on the population to 'terrorise' President Joseph Kabila's...
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Joseph Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and presidential candidate, is adressing his supporters during a meeting in Goma, North Kivu province, on November 14, 2011. Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi called on the population to 'terrorise' President...
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President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, addresses the media at the presidential palace in Kinshasa on October 18, 2011. The UN Security Council Monday called for 'credible and peaceful' elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as clashes mar opposition...
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Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila Kabange (C) shakes hand with his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro during an official talks at the Revolution Palace in Havana September 26, 2011. Kabila is in Cuba on an official visit.
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Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila Kabange (R) and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro review an honor guard at the Revolution Palace in Havana September 26, 2011. Kabila is in Cuba on an official visit.
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A protester holds up a placard reading 'Tshisekedi is our 1000% president', referring to Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, in front of police during a rally against DR Congo President Joseph Kabila in Downing Street outside the residence of British Prime Minister David...
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