Azarias Ruberwa

Azarias Ruberwa
Azarias Ruberwa in 2004
Vice President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In office
June 2003 – 6 December 2006
PresidentJoseph Kabila
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Minister of State, Minister of Decentralization and Institutional Reforms
In office
November 2016 – March 2021
PresidentJoseph Kabila, Félix Tshisekedi
Prime MinisterSamy Badibanga, Bruno Tshibala, Sylvestre Ilunga
Succeeded byDaniel Asselo
Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Transportation
In office
February 2019 – September 2019
PresidentFélix Tshisekedi
Prime MinisterBruno Tshibala
Preceded byJosé Makila Sumanda
Minister of State, Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals
In office
March 2019 – September 2019
PresidentFélix Tshisekedi
Prime MinisterBruno Tshibala
Preceded byAlexis Thambwe Mwamba
Succeeded byCélestin Tunda Ya Kasende
Personal details
BornAugust 20, 1964
Fizi, Congo-Leopoldville
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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.