André Kimbuta Yango (born 16 June 1954 in
Kikwit
Kikwit is the largest city of Kwilu Province, lying on the Kwilu River in the southwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kikwit is also known in the region under the nickname "The Mother". The population is approximately 458,000 ( ...
,
Kwilu District
Kwilu District (french: District du Kwilu, nl, District KwangoKwilu) was a district of the Belgian Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It roughly corresponded to the present province of Kwilu.
Location
The Free State was annexed by ...
) is a Congolese politician and a former Governor of
Kinshasa.
The Boteti affair
Daniel Boteti, the Vice-President of the Provincial Assembly of Kinshasa, was murdered on July 6, 2008. Patrick Mwewa, who was along with five others charged with the killing, alleged before a military tribunal on July 18 that Yango had ordered Boteti's death, offering Mwewa
$1,200 to take part in the murder. Kimbuta's spokesperson Therese Olenga said that the testimony was filled with "contradictions".
[Joe Bavier]
"Soldier alleges Kinshasa governor ordered murder"
, Reuters, July 19, 2008.
References
1954 births
Living people
People from Kikwit
Governors of Kinshasa
Governors of provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people
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