William Yakutumba

General

William Yakutumba
Birth nameWilliam Amuri Yakutumba
Bornlikely 1970 (age 53–54)[1]
Lubondja, Fizi, Zaire (now DRC)
AllegianceMai-Mai (1996–2003)
Mai-Mai Réformé (2007–2011)
Mai-Mai Yakutumba (2011–present)[2]
CNPSC (2017–present)
Years of service1996–present
Battles / warsFirst Congo War
Second Congo War
Kivu conflict

William Amuri Yakutumba (likely born 1970)[1] is the leader of the National Coalition of the People for the Sovereignty of Congo, an anti-government rebel coalition fighting in the Kivu conflict. Yakutumba has been involved in armed mobilization since 1996, fighting for the Mai-Mai before eventually leading his own group. Yakutumba claims to fight for democracy[3] and against the purported invasion of Rwandophone populations in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

  1. ^ a b "The CNPSC Rebellion - Social Marginalization and State Complexity in South Kivu" (PDF). Congo Research Group. February 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b Jason Stearns (2013). "Mai-Mai Yakutumba - Resistance and Racketeering in Fizi, South Kivu" (PDF). Rift Valley Institute. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ^ David Lewis and Aaron Ross (1 October 2017). "Congo warlord seeks to unite rebel factions in anti-Kabila alliance". Reuters. Retrieved 5 June 2020.