Kisempia Sungilanga

Kisempa Sungilanga
Sungilanga in December 2006
Native name
Philemon Kisempia Sungilanga Lombe
Allegiance Democratic Republic of the Congo
Service/branchLand Forces
Years of service1964—2013
Rank General
Commands2nd Military Region
Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Philemon Kisempia Sungilanga Lombe was the 17th chief of staff of the Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC). He took up the position on 26 June 2004, and held it until Tuesday 12 June 2007, when he was replaced by Lieutenant-Général Dieudonné Kayembe Mbandakulu.[1] Earlier in his career, he commanded the 2nd Military Region in Bas-Congo province.

He was reported as a General de division and Chef d’état-major des forces armées in April 2007.[2]

  1. ^ Prise d'armes ce samedi matin au Mont Ngaliema, Le lieutenant-général Kisempia Sungilanga Lombe, le nouveau Chef d'état-major général Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, Mwant Kadil, Le Potentiel, 26 juin 2004
  2. ^ "République Démocratique du Congo : L'armée doit arrêter l'utilisation d'enfants soldats (Human Rights Watch, 19-4-2007)". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 2023-12-15.