Azarias Ruberwa
Azarias Ruberwa | |
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Azarias Ruberwa in 2004 | |
| Vice President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| In office June 2003 – 6 December 2006 | |
| President | Joseph Kabila |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister of State, Minister of Decentralization and Institutional Reforms | |
| In office November 2016 – March 2021 | |
| President | Joseph Kabila, Félix Tshisekedi |
| Prime Minister | Samy Badibanga, Bruno Tshibala, Sylvestre Ilunga |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Asselo |
| Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Transportation | |
| In office February 2019 – September 2019 | |
| President | Félix Tshisekedi |
| Prime Minister | Bruno Tshibala |
| Preceded by | José Makila Sumanda |
| Minister of State, Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals | |
| In office March 2019 – September 2019 | |
| President | Félix Tshisekedi |
| Prime Minister | Bruno Tshibala |
| Preceded by | Alexis Thambwe Mwamba |
| Succeeded by | Célestin Tunda Ya Kasende |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 20, 1964 Fizi, Congo-Leopoldville |
Azarias Ruberwa Manywa (born August 20, 1964) is a Congolese politician, lawyer, and public figure. During the Second Congo War he was Secretary-General of the Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie (RCD-G) rebel group. Following the war, he was one of the vice-presidents in the transitional government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 2003 and 2006. He has also been the leader and president of RCD-G's political party since 2003. He is a member of the Banyamulenge community of South Kivu who belong to the Tutsi ethnic group.