This is a list of presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly the Republic of the Congo and Zaire) since the country's independence in 1960.
The current president is Félix Tshisekedi, since 24 January 2019.
List of officeholders Political parties
Other affiliations
Symbols Elected unopposed
Status
Portrait Name Elected Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office Republic of the Congo / Democratic Republic of the Congo (1960–1965) 1 Joseph Kasa-Vubu 1960 1 July 1960 24 November 1965 ABAKO Democratic Republic of the Congo / Republic of Zaire (1965–1997) 2 Mobutu Sese Seko — 24 November 1965 16 May 1997 Military MPR Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–present) 3 Laurent-Désiré Kabila — 17 May 1997 16 January 2001 Independent AFDL — Joseph Kabila — 17 January 2001 26 January 2001 Independent 4 20062011 17 January 2001 24 January 2019 PPRD 5 Félix Tshisekedi 20182023 24 January 2019 Incumbent UDPS
Timeline
Rank by time in office Rank President Time in office 1 Mobutu Sese Seko 2 Joseph Kabila 3 Félix Tshisekedi 4 Joseph Kasa-Vubu 5 Laurent-Désiré Kabila
See also
Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo List of prime ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo List of colonial governors of the Congo Free State and Belgian Congo
Notes
References
External links Official website of the President of the DRC World Statesmen – Congo (Kinshasa)