List of presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This is a list of presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly the Republic of the Congo and Zaire) since the country's independence in 1960.

The current president is Félix Tshisekedi, since 24 January 2019.

List of officeholders

Political parties
  Alliance of Bakongo (ABAKO)
  People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD)
Other affiliations
  Independent
Symbols

§ Elected unopposed

Status
  Denotes acting heads of state
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
Republic of the Congo (1960–1971)
1 Joseph Kasa-Vubu
(1910–1969)
1960 1 July 1960 24 November 1965
(Deposed in a coup)
5 years, 146 days ABAKO
2 Joseph-Désiré Mobutu
(1930–1997)
24 November 1965 27 October 1971 5 years, 337 days Military
(until 1967)
1970[§] MPR
Republic of Zaire (1971–1997)
(2) Mobutu Sese Seko
(1930–1997)
1977[§]
1984[§]
27 October 1971 16 May 1997
(Deposed in a civil war)
25 years, 201 days MPR
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
3 Laurent-Désiré Kabila
(1939–2001)
17 May 1997 16 January 2001
(Assassinated)
3 years, 244 days Independent
member of the AFDL
Joseph Kabila
(born 1971)
17 January 2001 26 January 2001 9 days Independent
(until 2002)
4 2006
2011
17 January 2001 24 January 2019 18 years, 7 days PPRD
5 Félix Tshisekedi
(born 1963)
2018
2023
24 January 2019 Incumbent 6 years, 330 days UDPS

Timeline

Rank by time in office

Rank President Time in office
1 Mobutu Sese Seko 31 years, 173 days
2 Joseph Kabila 18 years, 7 days
3 Félix Tshisekedi 6 years, 330 days
4 Joseph Kasa-Vubu 5 years, 146 days
5 Laurent-Désiré Kabila 3 years, 245 days

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