Étienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba was a Congolese politician and the leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress, formerly the main opposition political party in the Democratic Republic of the C
Tshisekedi in 2011
Tshisekedi with founding members of the UDPS, from left to right: Frédéric Kibassa Maliba, Tshisekedi, Vincent Mbwakiem, and Marcel Lihau
Étienne Tshisekedi campaign sign
The Union for Democracy and Social Progress is a major political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Founded in 1982, amid the one-party rule of Mobutu Sese Seko and his Popular Movement of
Étienne Tshisekedi
…Étienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba (14 December 1932 – 1 February 2017) was a Congolese politician and the leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), formerly the main opposition political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). A long-time opposition leader, he served as Prime…
Left to right: parliamentarians Mpinga Makanda, Étienne Tshisekedi, Joseph Ngalula, and Isidore Kanana Tshiongo a Minanga, detained by Mobutu
First meeting of the Union Sacrée de l'Opposition Radicale at the Stade du 20 Mai (Stade Tata Raphaël) in Kinshasa. Étienne Tshisekedi speaks from a microphone on the right. At the first chair in the front row is Marcel Lihau; to his left is Vincent Mbwakiem.