Catherine Nzuzi wa Mbombo

Catherine Nzuzi wa Mbombo (19 December 1944 – 18 March 2026) was a Congolese politician and feminist activist. She was born in the town of Tshumbe in the Belgian Congo. She entered politics in 1967, becoming mayor of the commune of Léopoldville (now Gombe) before being appointed governor of Congo-Central province from 1972 to 1974. After the fall of Mobutu Sese Seko's regime in 1997, she stayed in the DRC. Her involvement in the Mobutu regime led to her arrest in 1998 on charges of treason, and she was imprisoned until 2001. She was appointed Minister of Solidarity and Humanitarian Affairs in June 2003 as part of the transitional government. She ran as the Popular Movement of the Revolution's presidential candidate in the 2006 general election. On 18 March 2026, she died at Clinique Ngaliema in Kinshasa.

Early life Catherine Nzuzi wa Mbombo was born on 19 December 1944 in Tshumbe, Belgian Congo.