Didier Etumba

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Didier Etumba Longila
Born (1955-07-15) 15 July 1955 (age 68)
Kinshasa
Allegiance Democratic Republic of the Congo
Service/branchLand Forces
Rank Army general (since 2013)
Commands held

Didier Etumba Longila (born 15 July 1955) is a retired Congolese military officer who served as Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2008 until 2018.

Etumba attended and graduated from the

Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo during the First Congo War and Second Congo War. In 2007 he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Congolese Navy. He was made Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces the following year.[1] He retired from the post on 14 July 2018. He subsequently worked for Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary's presidential campaign organisation.[2]

References

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  2. ^ "RDC : Didier Etumba dans l'équipe de campagne de Shadary". Actualite.cd (in French). 3 November 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
Military offices
Preceded by
Dieudonne Kayembe Mbandakulu
1
Chief of General Staff of the
FARDC

2008–18
Succeeded by
Celestin Mbala Munsense
Notes and references
1. [1] République Démocratique du Congo : L’armée doit arrêter l’utilisation d’enfants soldats