Nzimbi Ngbale


Nzimbi Ngbale
Ngbale in 1990
Native name
Étienne Nzimbi Ngbale Kongo wa Bassa
BornDecember 6, 1944
Libenge, Belgian Congo (now Libenge, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
DiedSeptember 28, 2005 (age 60)
Brussels, Belgium
AllegianceDemocratic Republic of the Congo Congo-Léopoldville (1960s–1971)
Zaire
(1971–1997)
Service / branchSpecial Presidential Division (DSP)
RankGeneral
Known forCommander of the DSP
Battles / wars
RelationsMobutu Sese Seko (cousin)

Étienne Nzimbi Ngbale Kongo wa Bassa, better known as Nzimbi Ngbale, was a Zairean general who served in the Presidential Guard of Mobutu Sese Seko. Ngbale, who was Mobutu's cousin, served as the commander of the Special Presidential Division until the fall of Zaire in 1997.