Denis Kalume Numbi
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Denis Kalume Numbi is a general and a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(DRC). He was part of the Antoine Gizenga
government as Minister of State for the Interior, Decentralization and Security.
He was replaced in this position on 26 October 2008 by Celestin Mbuyu Kabango when the government headed by Adolphe Muzito
was formed.
In January 2001 has was one of the officials who organized the funeral of Laurent Kabila, who was killed in his office at the marble palace in Kinshasa.
He returned to the government as Minister of Planning and Reconstruction for President Joseph Kabila
.
He was suspended from duty on 11 November 2002, following the publication by the United Nations of the Kassem report on looting of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In this report his name was mentioned alongside those of Mwenze Kongolo (Minister of Security and Public Order), Augustin Katumba Mwanke (Minister in the Presidency), Mwana Nanga Mawampanga (Ambassador to Zimbabwe), Didier Kazadi Nyembwe (General Manager at the National Intelligence Agency ) and Jean Charles Okoto Lolakombe (Managing Director General of the Societé Minière de Bakwanga
"MIBA").
During the crisis in the east Kalume returned as military advisor to President Joseph Kabila.
In February 2007 Kalume was appointed Minister of State for the Interior, Decentralization and Security in the government of Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga
.
In March 2007 he was involved in a dispute over some villages on the border occupied by the Angolan army.
The unsuccessful candidate for the presidency in 2006, Jean-Pierre Bemba
, claimed the villages belonged to the DRC, while Kalume said they belonged to Angola.
In October 2007 Kalume presented a bill for Decentralization in the National Assembly. The subsequent debate turned up a variety of issues that first had to be addressed with changes to related laws.
In August 2008 the mayor of Lubumbashi
in the Katanga copper belt imposed restrictions on the movement of people into the city. After a storm of protest, Kalume ordered cancellation of the measures, which he said only his ministry could impose.
In September 2008, with continued fighting between the Laurent Nkunda
's CNDP
militia and FARDC in South Kivu, Kalume called on the United Nations
peacekeepers of MONUC to enforce peace by implementing Chapter 7 of the UN Charter without delay.
In October 2008 he was seeking help from the heads of state of the Southern African Development Community
in resolving the ongoing fighting in the eastern DRC.
In March 2010 Kalume was Commissioner-General in charge of the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of independence of the Democratic Republic if the Congo.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
(DRC). He was part of the Antoine Gizenga
Antoine Gizenga
Antoine Gizenga is a Congolese politician who was Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from December 30, 2006 to 10 October 2008...
government as Minister of State for the Interior, Decentralization and Security.
He was replaced in this position on 26 October 2008 by Celestin Mbuyu Kabango when the government headed by Adolphe Muzito
Adolphe Muzito
Adolphe Muzito is a Congolese politician who has been the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2008. Muzito, a member of the Unified Lumumbist Party , was previously Minister of the Budget under Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga from 2007 to 2008.Muzito, who is from Gungu,...
was formed.
Military career
Kalume Numbi was among the company of Major General Lukama Marcellin, the 106th All Weapons TAW, the Royal Military Academy of Belgium. In 1998 president Laurent Kabila appointed him to establish the "National Service", bringing together military and civilians with the goal of agricultural production to alleviate the food shortages of the population, training young people to trades such as masonry and electrical work, and to provide basic military training. In 1999 he opened centers for the pilot project at Kaniama and Kasese in the South-West province of Katanga.Political career
Kalume Numbi left the National Service project to join the various governments of Laurent-Desire Kabila.In January 2001 has was one of the officials who organized the funeral of Laurent Kabila, who was killed in his office at the marble palace in Kinshasa.
He returned to the government as Minister of Planning and Reconstruction for President Joseph Kabila
Joseph Kabila
Joseph Kabila Kabange is a Congolese politician who has been President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since January 2001. He took office ten days after the assassination of his father, President Laurent-Désiré Kabila...
.
He was suspended from duty on 11 November 2002, following the publication by the United Nations of the Kassem report on looting of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In this report his name was mentioned alongside those of Mwenze Kongolo (Minister of Security and Public Order), Augustin Katumba Mwanke (Minister in the Presidency), Mwana Nanga Mawampanga (Ambassador to Zimbabwe), Didier Kazadi Nyembwe (General Manager at the National Intelligence Agency ) and Jean Charles Okoto Lolakombe (Managing Director General of the Societé Minière de Bakwanga
Societé minière de Bakwanga
Societé minière de Bakwanga is a mining company based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. MIBA is a diamond mining company, and its operations are centered near Mbuji Mayi, in Kasai-Oriental Province in south central DRC....
"MIBA").
During the crisis in the east Kalume returned as military advisor to President Joseph Kabila.
In February 2007 Kalume was appointed Minister of State for the Interior, Decentralization and Security in the government of Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga
Antoine Gizenga
Antoine Gizenga is a Congolese politician who was Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from December 30, 2006 to 10 October 2008...
.
In March 2007 he was involved in a dispute over some villages on the border occupied by the Angolan army.
The unsuccessful candidate for the presidency in 2006, Jean-Pierre Bemba
Jean-Pierre Bemba
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo is a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was one of four vice-presidents in the transitional government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 17 July 2003 to December 2006. Bemba also leads the Movement for the Liberation of Congo , a rebel group...
, claimed the villages belonged to the DRC, while Kalume said they belonged to Angola.
In October 2007 Kalume presented a bill for Decentralization in the National Assembly. The subsequent debate turned up a variety of issues that first had to be addressed with changes to related laws.
In August 2008 the mayor of Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi is the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, second only to the nation's capital Kinshasa, and the hub of the southeastern part of the country. The copper-mining city serves as the capital of the relatively prosperous Katanga Province, lying near the Zambian border...
in the Katanga copper belt imposed restrictions on the movement of people into the city. After a storm of protest, Kalume ordered cancellation of the measures, which he said only his ministry could impose.
In September 2008, with continued fighting between the Laurent Nkunda
Laurent Nkunda
Laurent Nkunda or Laurent Nkundabatware, or Laurent Nkunda Batware, or as he prefers to be called The Chairman — is a former General in the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo and is the former warlord operating in the province of Nord-Kivu, sympathetic to Congolese Tutsis and the...
's CNDP
National Congress for the Defence of the People
The National Congress for the Defence of the People is a political armed militia established by Laurent Nkunda in the Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in December 2006. The CNDP was engaged in the Kivu conflict, an armed conflict against the military of the Democratic Republic...
militia and FARDC in South Kivu, Kalume called on the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
peacekeepers of MONUC to enforce peace by implementing Chapter 7 of the UN Charter without delay.
In October 2008 he was seeking help from the heads of state of the Southern African Development Community
Southern African Development Community
The Southern African Development Community is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. Its goal is to further socio-economic cooperation and integration as well as political and security cooperation among 15 southern African states...
in resolving the ongoing fighting in the eastern DRC.
In March 2010 Kalume was Commissioner-General in charge of the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of independence of the Democratic Republic if the Congo.