Raphael Batshikama was a Congolese politician. He was appointed as the first Secretary of State for the Interior of Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, under Lumumba Government that ran f
Patrice Lumumba (left center) with his first government including Raphael Batshikama outside the Palais de la Nation soon after swearing-in ceremony
Zaire, officially the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1965 to 1971 and the Republic of Zaire from 1971 to 1997, was a country in Central Africa headed by Mobutu Sese Seko from 1965 to 1997. It w
Mobutu Sese Seko, the president of Zaire from 1965 to 1997
Idi Amin, president of Uganda, visiting Mobutu in Zaire during The Shaba I Conflict in 1977
A 5 makuta coin from 1977, which portrays Mobutu Sese Seko, the president of Zaire during this time