Léon Kengo wa Dondo
Léon Kengo | |
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Léon Kengo in the Polish Senate (2008) | |
| 12th Prime Minister of Zaire | |
| In office 5 November 1982 – 31 October 1986 | |
| President | Mobutu Sese Seko |
| Preceded by | N'singa Udjuu Ongwabeki Untubu |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| In office 26 November 1988 – 4 May 1990 | |
| President | Mobutu Sese Seko |
| Preceded by | Sambwa Pida Nbagui |
| Succeeded by | Lunda Bululu |
| In office 6 July 1994 – 2 April 1997 | |
| President | Mobutu Sese Seko |
| Preceded by | Faustin Birindwa |
| Succeeded by | Étienne Tshisekedi |
| President of the Senate of Congo | |
| In office 11 May 2007 – 5 April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Marini Bodho |
| Succeeded by | Léon Mamboleo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leon Lubicz 22 May 1935 Libenge (Équateur province), Belgian Congo |
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| Alma mater | Université libre de Bruxelles (1962–1968, PhD in Law) |
Léon Kengo wa Dondo (born Leon Lubicz; 22 May 1935) is a Congolese politician who served as the "first state commissioner" (a title equivalent to prime minister) several times under Mobutu Sese Seko in Zaïre. He was one of the most powerful figures in the regime and was a strong advocate of economic globalization and free-market economics. He served as President of the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2007 to 2019.