Henri-Thomas Lokondo

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Henri-Thomas Lokondo
Member of the National Assembly
for Mbandaka
In office
November 2011 – 10 March 2021
Senator
In office
2006–2011
Member of the Transitional National Assembly
In office
July 2003 – 8 November 2004
Executive offices
Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations of
Kengo wa Dondo
Likulia Bolongo
Personal details
Born(1955-07-27)27 July 1955
Mouvement Populaire de la Révolution

Union Congolaise pour la Liberté

Henri-Thomas Lokondo Yoka (27 July 1955 – 10 March 2021) was a Congolese politician who served as a deputy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo National Assembly from 2011 until his death in 2021. He previously held office as Deputy Minister of Public Works from 1993 until 1994 and Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations from 1996 until 1997. In the 2000s he formed his own party, the Union Congolaise pour la Liberté.

Biography

Henri-Thomas Lokondo Yoka was born on 27 July 1955[1] in Équateur Province, Belgian Congo[2] to a Mongo family.[3] He earned a degree in political science with a focus in international relations from the Université libre de Bruxelles. Lokondo then worked in the Congolese government's intelligence services in Uvira. From 1991 until 1992 he participated in the Conference Nationale Souveraine—a national convention that discussed democratisation and political reform—and served as an expert on the Haut Conseil de la République.[2]

On 2 April 1993 Lokondo became Deputy Minister of Public Works under

Parti du Peuple pour la Reconstruction et la Démocratie and others to form the Presidential Majority. In July 2003 he became a member of the Transitional National Assembly on the government's list. In October 2004 President Joseph Kabila appointed him privy councilor to the presidency. On 8 November he vacated his seat in the Assembly.[2] In 2015 Lokondo sought the governorship of Équateur Province.[4]

Third Republic parliamentary career

Lokondo served in the Senate from 2006 to 2011[4] and sat on its Foreign Policy Commission.[7] He was elected to the permanent National Assembly on a UCL ticket, representing the Mbandaka constituency,[8] and took his seat that November.[4] He was made a member of the Foreign Relations Commission.[8] Though a member of the Presidential Majority coalition, Lokondo frequently contradicted its official platform in favor of the planks of the UCL. In October 2015 he attempted to secure the vacant post of First Vice President in the Assembly. When the Presidential Majority supported a different candidate, Lokondo ran for the position as an independent.[9] He lost the Assembly vote 271 to 169, still securing more than the approximate 100 votes he was expected by most observers to receive.[10]

On 10 November 2017, Lokondo motioned for an

Parti Lumumbiste Unifié (PALU) and its parliamentary allies, declared that the parties were exiting the Presidential Majority coalition in anticipation of the 2018 general elections.[15] He endorsed Martin Fayulu's presidential candidacy and spoke at rallies in support of him.[12] Lokondo also campaigned for reelection to his seat in Parliament, and was declared the provisional winner in January 2019 pending confirmation of the parliamentary election results by the Constitutional Court.[16] He stated that he would not align with the parliamentary majority or the opposition.[17] His election was later confirmed, and he took up the position of vice president of the "PALU et Allies" political grouping.[12] On 13 August 2019, his membership in PALU et Allies was suspended.[18]

Lokondo contracted COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in January 2021, and went to Johannesburg to receive medical treatment.[19] He died on 10 March 2021, in South Africa.[20]

Citations

  1. ^ "Elections sénatoriales: Nouvelle victoire de l'AMP sur l'UN !". La Prospérité (in French). 22 January 2007. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e Omasombo & Kennes 2006, p. 120.
  3. ^ Kandolo, M. (5 January 2015). "Gouvernorat de L'Équateur : Lokondo Yoka en Pole Position". FORUM DES AS (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "Province de l'Equateur : Lokondo Yoka, candidat gouverneur". Congo Indépendant (in French). 6 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. ^ Ngoy-Kangoy 2006, p. 30.
  6. ^ Rapport de l'observation 2002, p. 22.
  7. ^ Diomi Ndongala 2010, p. 222.
  8. ^ a b "Lokondo Yoka Henri Thomas" (in French). Assemblée nationale. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Henri-Thomas Lokondo, un opposant au sein la Majorité Présidentielle". Kinshasa Times. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  10. ^ Kondolo, M. (22 October 2015). "Assemblée nationale : Lokondo YOKA a fait trembler la MP de " KABILA "". KongoTimes! (in French). The Alamazani Group, Inc. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  11. ^ Kandolo, M. (13 November 2017). "Interpellation du Premier ministre Tshibala à l'Assemblée nationale : La motion Lokondo recevable". Digital Congo (in French). Kinshasa: Multimedia Congo s.p.r.l. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  12. ^ a b c Bujakera Tshiamala, Stanis (8 April 2019). "RDC : Henri-Thomas Lokondo, un électron libre du FCC candidat au perchoir". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  13. ^ "RDC : La Cour Constitutionnelle Rejette la Requête en Inconstitutionnalité de la Nouvelle Loi Électorale". KongoTimes (in French). 6 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  14. ^ Kibangula, Trésor (23 October 2018). "RDC : le soutien de Gizenga au dauphin de Kabila crée des remous dans son parti". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  15. ^ "PALU-Majorité : le divorce est consommé !". mediacongo.net (in French). Media Congo Press. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  16. ^ Kabrel, Grevisse (29 January 2019). "34 députés nationaux en 2006, 17 en 2011, moins de 10 en 2018 : le Palu, politiquement dans le coma ?". mediacongo.net (in French). Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  17. ^ Kandolo, M. (25 March 2019). "Henri-Thomas Lokondo montre comment une motion incidentielle ne peut pas bloquer une motion de censure !". mediacongo.net (in French). Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  18. ^ Kebongo, Didier (14 August 2019). "Clash au PALU et Alliés : Henri-Thomas Lokondo suspendu". mediacongo.net (in French). Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  19. ^ "Henry-Thomas Lokondo est mort!". Politico.cd (in French). 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  20. ^ "RDC: Décès du député Henri-Thomas Lokondo". Actualite.CD (in French). 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

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