| Name | Jean-Pierre Ondekane |  |
| Surname | Ondekane | |
| First Names | Jean-Pierre | |
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| Title | Major General | |
| Country of Birth | Congo (DRC) |
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| From | To | Organisation | Position |
| 2003 | 2005 | Ministry of Defence & War Veterans Affairs | Minister of National Defence & Demobilization |
| 2003 | 2005 | Ministry of Defence & War Veterans Affairs | Minister of Defence |
| 1999 | Congolese Rally for Democracy | Commander | |
| 1999 | 2005 | President's Office - DRC | 1st Vice President |
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| Notes | Sacking of JP Ondekane: Jean-Pierre Ondekane was sacked in January for corruption. He was one of nine ministers swept away by Kabila in a clean up. "Ondekane managed in eight months to salt away more than $10-million of money from the UN and the international donor community''. [ By JEAN-JACQUES CORNISH, Mail & Guardian Online - 20 May 2005 - http://www.mg.co.za/article/2005-;05-20-cleaning-up-corruption-in-drc ] Jean-Pierre Ondekane is a Mongo from Equateur province. A former officer in the Zairian Armed Forces and of the Congolese Armed Forces, Ondekane was the commanding officer of the 10th Brigade, which was the first unit to mutiny at the start of the 1998 war. [ 12 Jan 2005 - http://www.iss.co.za/Af/profiles/DRCongo/SecInfo.html ] |
| Record last updated on 16 JUL 2008 |