Kisempia Sungilanga

Kisempa Sungilanga
17th Chief of Staff of the Congolese armed forces, during a prestaton de by the President of the DRC, in December 2006.
Native name	Philemon Kisempia Sungilanga Lombe
Allegiance	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Service/branch	Land Forces
Years of service	1964—2013
Commands held	2nd Military Region Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

General Philemon Kisempia Sungilanga Lombe was the 17th chief of staff of the Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC). He took up the position on 26 June 2004, and held it until Tuesday 12 June 2007, when he was replaced by Lieutenant-Général Dieudonné Kayembe Mbandakulu.^[1] Earlier in his career, he commanded the 2nd Military Region in Bas-Congo province.

He was reported as a General de division and Chef d’état-major des forces armées in April 2007.^[2]

Biography

Lieutenant-General Kisempia was trained at the Royal Cadet School (École royale des cadets) in Brussels from 1964 to 1967 during which he obtained his diploma. He then attended course at the Royal Military Academy (École royale militaire) in Belgium from 1967 to 1971. From 1971 to 1972, he attended courses at the Armoured Troops School (Ecole des troupes blindées) at Arlon. Five years later, in 1977, he joined the General Staff School (l’École de techniciens d'état-major) until 1979. From 1982 to 1984, il suit des cours à l’Institut royal supérieur de défense BEM à Bruxelles.^[1]

An announcement of his retirement was made by Ordonnance 13/082 of 13 July 2013.^[3] It is not clear what post he held between 2007-2013.

References

1. Prise d'armes ce samedi matin au Mont Ngaliema, Le lieutenant-général Kisempia Sungilanga Lombe, le nouveau Chef d'état-major général, Mwant Kadil, Le Potentiel, 26 juin 2004
2. République Démocratique du Congo : L’armée doit arrêter l’utilisation d’enfants soldats, Bruxelles, 19 avril 2007, Human Rights Watch
3. Ordonnance 13/082 via Jason Stearns, , accessed January 2014.