Solange Ngolomingi Lobuku Mindondo (31 December 1971 – 30 July 2019), professionally known as Solange Mindondo, was a Congolese actress and dancer.
She trained in humanities before continuing her studies at the
National Institute of Arts in Kinshasa. She then joined the Salongo group of national radio and television.
Biography
Solange Ngolomingi Lobuku Mindondo was born on 31 December 1971 in Kinshasa, in what was then
Zaire
Zaire, officially the Republic of Zaire, was the name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1971 to 18 May 1997. Located in Central Africa, it was, by area, the third-largest country in Africa after Sudan and Algeria, and the 11th-la ...
(now the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
). She began acting with the group Salongo, founded by the late Tshitenge N'sana, first learning as an apprentice and later earning a permanent spot after demonstrating her talents.
Mindondo successfully integrated into the group, which included notable comic talents such as Masumu, Kwedi, Ebale, Mopepe, Bomengo,
Bolingo, Mabele, Masasi, Doudou and Shaba. She also made a brief appearance on the
Radio Télévision nationale congolaise (RTNC) before joining the Mongita hall, the central venue of the Congolese national theatre, where she devoted thirty years of her career to its ballet division, as well as to her family home located in
Lemba, Kinshasa
Lemba is a Communes of Kinshasa, commune in the Mont Amba District of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Spanning an area of 23.70 square kilometers, it has an estimated population of 1,120,992 as of 2015. Lemba is bord ...
.
Death
Mindondo experienced health problems on 29 July 2019 and died on 30 July 2019 at the
Kinshasa General Hospital following a cardiac arrest.
Funeral
A theatre and music festival was held in
Kinshasa
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from 8–13 August 2019 in tribute to the actress. She was buried on 15 August in
Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; ), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966 (), is the Capital city, capital and Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-grow ...
. Artists Deplick and Mignon Abraham performed at Mindondo's funeral, also attended by
Félix Wazekwa. Member of Parliament
Henriette Wamu visited the Mindondo family to offer her condolences, traveling to
Lemba to share her condolences.
See also
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Maman Bolingo
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Jackie Shako Diala Anahengo
References
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1971 births
2019 deaths
Democratic Republic of the Congo actresses
People from Kinshasa