Arthur Z'ahidi Ngoma
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Arthur Z'ahidi Ngoma is one of four vice-presidents
in the transitional government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
. He was sworn in on 17 July 2003.
Ngoma previously worked as a university
lecturer and for the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. He was imprisoned in 1997 and then went into exile for a brief period. He led the rebel group Rally for Congolese Democracy
, but left it in 1999. He ran for President of Congo
in 2006 as the candidate of the Force of the Future party, receiving 0.34% of the vote.
Vice Presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Following the end of the Second Congo War, and until December 6, 2006, transitional institutions were established, consisting of the former warring parties, as well as representatives of the non-belligerent opposition, and representatives of the civil society...
in the transitional government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
. He was sworn in on 17 July 2003.
Ngoma previously worked as a university
University
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lecturer and for the United Nations
United Nations
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Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. He was imprisoned in 1997 and then went into exile for a brief period. He led the rebel group Rally for Congolese Democracy
Rally for Congolese Democracy
The Congolese Rally for Democracy, sometimes Rally for Congolese Democracy, was a rebel group operating in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo . Assisted by the government of Rwanda, it was a major factor in the Second Congo War . It became a political party in 2003...
, but left it in 1999. He ran for President of Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo general election, 2006
General elections were held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on July 30, 2006, the first multiparty elections in the country in 41 years. Voters went to the polls to elect both a new President of the Republic and a new National Assembly, the lower-house of the Parliament.The polls were...
in 2006 as the candidate of the Force of the Future party, receiving 0.34% of the vote.