Jeannot Bemba Saolona | |
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Minister of Economy and Industry | |
In office 14 March 1999 – 22 June 2000 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jeannot Bemba Saolona 3 September 1942 Libenge, Équateur, Belgian Congo |
Died | 1 July 2009 Brussels, Belgium | (aged 66)
Occupation | Businessman, Politician |
Jeannot Bemba Saolona (3 September 1942 - 1 July 2009) was a Congolese businessman, Minister of the Economy and Industry, and Senator for Équateur.[1] He was regarded as the most renowned businessman of the Zaire era. He was a close confidant of Mobutu Sese Seko and is the father of Jean-Pierre Bemba.