Ernest Wamba Dia Wamba (1942-2020) was one of the most important architects of the modern Congo. He was a prominent academic and political theorist and commander of a rebel faction during the Second Congo War (1998-2003).
NOTE: This informational blog is reprinted by permission from compiled by Abdul Alkalimat, PhD.
Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Wamba_dia_Wamba
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k7yvJ_EaKk
His Son: Philippe Wamba https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Wamba https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/29/magazine/his-father-is-a-rebel-leader.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sttbaQK4ytI
Mourning https://www.codesria.org/spip.php?article3068 https://chimpreports.com/pan-african-movement-mourns-prof-wamba-dia-wamba/
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