Simon Pierre Kibanda

Simon Pierre Kibanda (8 March 1927 – December 1999) was a Central African diplomat who held various ambassadorial positions.

Early life and education Kibanda was born in Kouango on 8 March 1927 and belongs to Gbanziri. He enrolled at École supérieure de territoire in Bambari from 1942 to 1945. Bokassa assigned Kibanda as the head of the protocol service in 1971. Two years later, he served as the ambassador to the Republic of China and arrived in Taiwan on 4 March 1973. He then served as a Permanent Representative to the United Nations in 1978.

Death Kibanda died in December 1999 in New York.

Personal life Kibanda was married to Gisele Gaba, born in Oubangui-Chari (now Central African Republic) with whom he had 5 children. Then he married an Israeli woman named Sonia. He was the maternal uncle of Catherine Samba-Panza and took care of Panza when her family moved to Bangui in 1970.

Award 70px, Commander Order of Central African Merit - 23 January 1967.