Corneille Nangaa
Corneille Nangaa | |
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Nangaa in 2023 | |
| Leader of the Congo River Alliance | |
| Assumed office 13 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| President of the Independent National Electoral Commission | |
| In office 2015–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Apollinaire Malu Malu |
| Succeeded by | Denis Kadima |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 July 1970 Bagboya, Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (modern Haut-Uélé province) |
| Alma mater | University of Kinshasa |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | March 23 Movement |
| Battles/wars | |
Corneille Nangaa Yubeluo (born 9 July 1970) is a Congolese politician and rebel leader. Since 2023, he has been the head of the Congo River Alliance, a coalition of rebel groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that includes the March 23 Movement (M23).
He was previously the director of the DRC's Independent National Electoral Commission from 2015 to 2021. In that role, he oversaw elections in the country and certified Felix Tshisekedi as the winner of the contested 2018 general election. He later had a dispute with Tshisekedi over what happened in 2018, and in 2023 announced his opposition to the Tshisekedi government. He started a coalition of rebel groups in North Kivu and the eastern DRC known as the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), which includes the M23 movement.