Christophe Gbenye | |
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| Minister of the Interior of Congo-Léopoldville | |
| In office 30 June 1960 – September 1960 | |
| President | Joseph Kasa-Vubu |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Cyrille Adoula |
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| Born | 1927 Bas-Uélé District, Orientale Province, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
| Died | 3 February 2015 (aged 88) |
| Political party | Mouvement National Congolais Comité National de Libération |
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Christophe Gbenye (c. 1927 – 3 February 2015) was a Congolese politician, trade unionist, and rebel who, along with Gaston Soumialot, led the Simba rebellion, an anti-government insurrection in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the Congo Crisis, between 1964 and 1965.