Memorials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 10 memorial pages
of people who were born or died here, were laid to rest here, or came from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Memorial
Dikembe Mutombo
06/25/1966 – 09/30/2024
58 years
Congolese-American basketball player
Memorial
Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya
10/07/1939 – 07/11/2021
81 years
Congolese Roman Catholic cardinal
Memorial
Luca Attanasio
05/23/1977 – 02/22/2021
43 years
Italian diplomat
Memorial
Antoine Gizenga
10/05/1925 – 02/24/2019
93 years
Congolese Prime Minister, candidate for President (1925 – 2019)
Memorial
Étienne Tshisekedi
12/14/1932 – 02/01/2017
84 years
Democratic Republic of Congo Prime Minister
Memorial
Papa Wemba
06/14/1949 – 04/24/2016
66 years
Congolese singer, musician and actor
Memorial
Mwepu Ilunga
08/22/1949 – 05/08/2015
65 years
DR Congolese footballer
Memorial
Frédéric Etsou
12/03/1930 – 01/06/2007
76 years
Roman Catholic cardinal
Memorial
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
11/27/1939 – 01/16/2001
61 years
former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Memorial
Mobutu Sese Seko
née Joseph-Désiré Mobutu
10/14/1930 – 09/07/1997
66 years
Congolese politician and military officer, the first and only president of Zaire from 1971 to 1997 (1930 – 1997)