Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi
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Coadjutor Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro (1976-77) (2000-04) | |
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Motto | Un seul Coeur un seul esprit |
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Archbishop of Kinshasa |
Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi,
Biography
Educated by Catholic
Etsou became Archbishop of
Etsou was one of the
In a statement to the Congolese nation and to the international community released on 11 November 2006 from Paris, the Cardinal seemed to doubt the independence of the country's Independent Electoral Commission (headed by a Catholic priest, Apollinaire Malu Malu) and the outcome of the runoff of the first direct presidential election in the more than 40-year history of the country pitting the incumbent Kabila against his challenger vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba. He warned of what he called international meddling and accused several officials with Kabila's transitional government of stealing from the state treasury and demanded their resignations. These statement created tension in the capital city, the stronghold of the challenger, whose family is close to the Cardinal who also hails from the same Équateur Province. The results of the second round of the presidential election, published on 15 November 2006, gave the incumbent a win with 58.05% and his opponent 41.95%.[citation needed]
Death
Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi died of diabetes and pneumonia at the University Hospital in
References
External links
- Quotations related to Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi at Wikiquote
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