Sultani Makenga

Sultani Makenga
Sultani Makenga, lead the March 12 movement, in an interview
Sultani Makenga, pictured wearing his "emblematic" cap,[1] in 2013
Born (1973-12-25) December 25, 1973 (age 50)
Rutshuru, North Kivu, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)[2]
NationalityCongolese
Years active1990–present

General Sultani Makenga (born 25 December 1973 in Rutshuru, DRC Congo) is a Congolese rebel leader and the military chief[3] of the March 23 Movement (M23), a revolutionary group based in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Makenga is an ethnic Tutsi and was raised in North Kivu.[1] He fought for the Rwandan Patriotic Front during the Rwandan Civil War.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Profile: Sultani Makenga, DR Congo's M23 leader". BBC News. 7 November 2013. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ African, New (2013-02-15). "Makenga: 'In Brief, My Life Is War'". New African Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  3. ^ "DR Congo: M23's Makenga and Runiga factions 'clash'". bbcnews.com. 25 February 2013. Archived from the original on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.