Édouard Mwangachuchu Hizi

Édouard Mwangachuchu Hizi (born 30 September 1953) is a Congolese businessman and politician. He is a member of the National Assembly for Masisi, North Kivu. Mwangachuchu previously served as member of the Senate. He was sentenced to death in October 2023 on charges including treason. He has appealed the sentence.

Life Mwangachuchu was born on 30 September 1953 in Rutshuru. As a politician Mwangachuchu served as an independent senator in 2007. He later became a member of the National Assembly for Masisi, North Kivu.

In 2001 Mwanganchuchu obtained his first mining license. Mwangachuchu is owner of the Bisunzu mining company (Société minière de Bisunzu, SMB), which mines coltan in the Rubaya mines. He is also president of the National Congress for the Defence of the People. On 6 October 2023, the High Military Court, chaired by Robert Kalala, sentenced Mwangachuchu to death for those charges and "illegal possession of weapons and munitions of war".