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'''Marie-Thérèse Nene''' |
'''Marie-Thérèse Nlandu Mpolo Nene''' is a [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congolese]] politician and first female [[chief of staff]] of her country.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.congoforum.be/fr/interviewsdetail.asp?id=144016|title=.:CongoForum:.|website=www.congoforum.be|access-date=2017-11-24}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200604190280.html|title=Congo-Kinshasa: Me Marie-Thérèse Nlandu Mpolo : " La femme doit contribuer à la restauration de la dignité de la nation congolaise "|access-date=November 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060424081759/http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200604190280.html|archive-date=2006-04-24|url-status=dead|publisher=fr.allafrica}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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She is the daughter of Jean Nlandu di Nsenda (brother of Edmond Nzeza Nlandu) and Louise Mpolo. Mari-Thérèse Nlandu is married to Professor Noël Mbala Nkondi, and is a mother of 4 children. In 1982 she became a lawyer at the Kinshasa / Gombe Court of Appeal, and later became Legal Counsel for the Presidency of the Republic under the tenure of [[Mobutu Sese Seko]]. She became the first female chief of staff of the prime minister, under Nguza Karl-i-Bond. As a lawyer, Nlandu has pleaded many important cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo. On March 22 |
She is the daughter of Jean Nlandu di Nsenda (brother of Edmond Nzeza Nlandu) and Louise Mpolo. Mari-Thérèse Nlandu is married to Professor Noël Mbala Nkondi, and is a mother of 4 children. In 1982 she became a lawyer at the Kinshasa / Gombe Court of Appeal, and later became Legal Counsel for the Presidency of the Republic under the tenure of [[Mobutu Sese Seko]]. She became the first female chief of staff of the prime minister, under [[Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond|Nguza Karl-i-Bond]]. As a lawyer, Nlandu has pleaded many important cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo. On March 22, 2006, she officially presented herself as candidate of the ''Parti pour la Paix au Congo'' party to the president for the Congolese presidential election of July 2006. Wivine N'Landu Kavidi, a member of her family, also ran for the Union for the Defense of the Republic (UDR) party.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> |
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In November 2006, Nlandu defended an appeal lodged by [[Jean-Pierre Bemba]] before the Supreme Court of Justice against the provisional results giving [[Joseph Kabila]], the outgoing president, the lead in the second round of voting. On November 20, she was arrested and imprisoned for inciting violence among followers and "alleged insurrectionary movement and the illegal possession of firearms". At the trial in April 2007, the prosecutor ruled for her to be given 20 years in prison for her charges of insurrection and military ammunition possession.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lrwc.org/marie-therese-nlandu-mpolo-nene-lawyer-and-political-leader/|title=Marie-Thérèse Nlandu Mpolo-Nene, Lawyer and Political Leader|date=2007-11-29|work=Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://digitalcongo.net/article/42699|title=Procès d’une avocate poursuivie pour insurrection : le Ministère public requiert 20 ans de prison contre Me Marie Thérèse Nlandu Mpolo Néné|website=digitalcongo.net|publisher=DigitalCongo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031758/http://digitalcongo.net/article/42699|archive-date=2017-12-01|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.amnestyinternational.be/doc/article9548.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604111838/http://www.amnestyinternational.be/doc/article9548.html |url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-06-04|title=Le site officiel d’Amnesty Belgique : défendre les droits humains dans le monde|website=Amnestyinternational.be|publisher=Amnesty International|access-date=2017-11-24}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 03:36, 27 March 2022
Marie-Thérèse Nlandu Mpolo Nene is a Congolese politician and first female chief of staff of her country.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
She is the daughter of Jean Nlandu di Nsenda (brother of Edmond Nzeza Nlandu) and Louise Mpolo. Mari-Thérèse Nlandu is married to Professor Noël Mbala Nkondi, and is a mother of 4 children. In 1982 she became a lawyer at the Kinshasa / Gombe Court of Appeal, and later became Legal Counsel for the Presidency of the Republic under the tenure of Mobutu Sese Seko. She became the first female chief of staff of the prime minister, under Nguza Karl-i-Bond. As a lawyer, Nlandu has pleaded many important cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo. On March 22, 2006, she officially presented herself as candidate of the Parti pour la Paix au Congo party to the president for the Congolese presidential election of July 2006. Wivine N'Landu Kavidi, a member of her family, also ran for the Union for the Defense of the Republic (UDR) party.[1][2]
In November 2006, Nlandu defended an appeal lodged by Jean-Pierre Bemba before the Supreme Court of Justice against the provisional results giving Joseph Kabila, the outgoing president, the lead in the second round of voting. On November 20, she was arrested and imprisoned for inciting violence among followers and "alleged insurrectionary movement and the illegal possession of firearms". At the trial in April 2007, the prosecutor ruled for her to be given 20 years in prison for her charges of insurrection and military ammunition possession.[3][4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b ".:CongoForum:". www.congoforum.be. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
- ^ a b "Congo-Kinshasa: Me Marie-Thérèse Nlandu Mpolo : " La femme doit contribuer à la restauration de la dignité de la nation congolaise "". fr.allafrica. Archived from the original on 2006-04-24. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ "Marie-Thérèse Nlandu Mpolo-Nene, Lawyer and Political Leader". Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada. 2007-11-29. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
- ^ "Procès d'une avocate poursuivie pour insurrection : le Ministère public requiert 20 ans de prison contre Me Marie Thérèse Nlandu Mpolo Néné". digitalcongo.net. DigitalCongo. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
- ^ "Le site officiel d'Amnesty Belgique : défendre les droits humains dans le monde". Amnestyinternational.be. Amnesty International. Archived from the original on 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2017-11-24.