Eugene Lokwa Ilwaloma
Congolese politician
Eugene Lokwa Ilwaloma | |
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| Born | Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Occupation | Politician |
Eugene Lokwa Ilwaloma is a Congolese politician.[1][2] Eugène Lokwa Ilwaloma is a Congolese politician. He was Minister of Human Rights in both Gizenga I and Gizenga II governments, from February 2007 to October 2008. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Party. He is a member of Unified Lumumbist Party (ULP).[2]
Background
Early life
Ilwaloma was born in Mbandaka on May 27, 1934 in DRC. He is married to Madeleine Nsa Nyange who was also born in Mbandaka on July 7, 1937 in DRC. They have eight children of whom four are girls and four are boys.
Education
Ilwaloma studied law in Brussels (free university of Brussels) and obtained his diploma with a distinction in 1970 before he returned to Kinshasa with wife and children where he practiced as a lawyer near the Court of Appeal of Kinshasa in 1973.
He was appointed as vice-rector of the UNAZA (National University of Zaire) "Louvanium" in 1975.
Ilwaloma became DG (director general) of the IPN (national pedagogical institute), before starting a political career in 1986. He paused his political career until 2007 and in 2008 he returned to Brussels.
Death
On December 10, 2014 Ilwaloma died at the Saint Michel Etterbeek Hospital.
References
- ^ https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.sardc.net/en/southern-african-news-features/kabila-names-coalition-government-for-drc/[failed verification]
- ^ a b "Old ministers in new cabinet". Archived from the original on 2024-03-07.
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