Jean-Pierre Bemba (Congo (DRC))

Positions
From	To	Organisation	Position
2007		The Senate	Senator
2006	2006	Movement for the Liberation of Congo	Presidential candidate at the Elections of the 30 Jul 2006 (1st Round) and of the 29 October (2nd Round)
2003	2007	Vice President's Office - Defunct 2007	Vice President
2003	2006	Special Advisory Committee for Defense	Committee Member (Vice President)
2003	2006	Movement for the Liberation of Congo	Head of Army of Release of Congo (ALC)
2002		Movement for the Liberation of Congo	Leader of MLC and ALC
1998		Movement for the Liberation of Congo	Founder of MLC
1997	1998		Exile following the seizure of power by Laurent-Desire Kabila’s forces.
	1990		Graduation at the Catholic Institute of Higher Commercial Studies (ICHEC) in Brussels (Belgium)

Date of Birth	04 Nov 1962
Political Affiliation	MLC
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Notes	Charges against JP Bemba: See link below [ ICC - 24 May 2008 - http://www.icc-;cpi.int/press/pressreleases/370.html ] Bemba was arrested in May 2008 on war crimes charges in Belgium. "Acting on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Belgian police arrested Bemba, 45, on charges arising from his alleged involvement in the neighboring Central African Republic (CAR) in 2002 and 2003" http://allafrica.com/stories/200805250018.html [ Retrieved on 27 MAY 2008 ] An arrest warrant has been issued against Jean-Pierra Bemba, the Democratic Republic of Congo's former rebel leader, by the state prosecutor. Bemba, who lost a presidential election last year, has taken refuge in the South African embassy in Kinshasa as fighting continues in the capital for a second day. "This is a rebellion ... he has committed high treason," Antoine Ghonda, roving ambassador attached to the president's office, told Reuters. [ Al Jazeera - 23 Mar 2007 - http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/A8388C69-;939A-49DD-894A-0B454CF40338.htm ]

Record last updated on 24 JUL 2008