Name Pierre Oba Pierre Oba
Surname Oba
First Names Pierre
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Title General
Country of Birth Congo
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From To Organisation Position
2005   Ministry of Mines, Mining Industries & Geology Minister of Mines, Mining Industries & Geology
2002 2005 Ministry of Interior & Security Minister of Security & Police
1997 2002 Ministry of Interior & Security Minister of the Interior
1989   Congolese Labour Party Member of Central Committee
1987 1989 General Directorate of National Police Director General of Public Security
1984 1987 Presidency of the Republic of Congo Director of Presidential Security
Date of Birth 17 Jul 1953
Political Affiliation PCT
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Notes Pierre Oba and the Brazzaville Beach Affair:
In the affair known as Brazzaville Beach (the name given to the river port of Brazzaville), the following facts were established according to Congolese courts.
During the years 1998-1999, Brazzaville and its surroundings were prey to multiple conflicts which pitted the regular troops of the Congolese armed forces against politico-military groups known as the Ninjas. These non international conflicts led to the exodus of many people to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In order to put an end to the multiple sufferings being endured by the Congolese refugees in the DRC, the governments of the two Congos and the High Commissioner for Refugees concluded a tripartite agreement aimed at facilitating the voluntary repatriation of those Congolese forced into exile as a result of the armed violence.
With this agreement in mind, between 5 and 14 May 1999, 6599 refugees coming from Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, voluntarily decided to cross the river Congo, towards Brazzaville Beach. According to several witnesses, the security disposition set up to receive them at the Brazzaville port, was made up of several diverse undisciplined military units. As a consequence, after police formalities were accomplished, certain of these refugees, for unexplainable reasons, were detained, many of them to disappear without trace even until today.
On 7 December 2001, a complaint was lodged in France which expressly implicated Pierre Oba in the affair. [ Retrieved on 21 FEB 2008 - http://www.trial-;ch.org/en/trial-watch/profile/db/facts/pierre_oba_351.html ]
Record last updated on 02 JUL 2008