Antoine Gizenga

Antoine Gizenga
Gizenga in 2009
21st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In office
30 December 2006  10 October 2008
PresidentJoseph Kabila
Preceded byLikulia Bolongo
Succeeded byAdolphe Muzito
Deputy Prime Minister of Congo-Léopoldville
In office
24 June 1960  14 September 1960
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJean Bolikango
Prime Minister of Congo-Stanleyville
In office
12 December 1960  5 August 1961
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born(1925-10-05)5 October 1925
Mbanze, Belgian Congo
(now Kwilu, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Died24 February 2019(2019-02-24) (aged 93)
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Political partyPALU
PSA

Antoine Gizenga (5 October 1925 – 24 February 2019) was a Congolese politician and statesman who served as the prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 30 December 2006 to 10 October 2008. He was the secretary-general of the Unified Lumumbist Party (PALU).