Denise Nyakéru Tshisekedi
Nyakeru in 2020 as first lady
First Lady of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Assumed role
24 January 2019
PresidentFélix Tshisekedi
Preceded byOlive Lembe di Sita
First Lady of African Union
In role
6 February 2021 – 5 February 2022
PresidentFélix Tshisekedi
Preceded byTshepo Motsepe
Succeeded byMarieme Faye Sall
Personal details
Born (1967-03-09) 9 March 1967
Kailo, Maniema, Zaire
(now Kailo, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
NationalityCongolese
Other political
affiliations		UDPS
Spouse
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(m. 1995)​
Children5 children

Denise Nyakéru Tshisekedi (born 9 March 1967) is the First Lady of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the wife of President Félix Tshisekedi.[1]

Biography

Denise Tshisekedi with MONUSCO

In March 2022 Denise Nyakéru Tshisekedi visited the Congolese National Police in Kinshasa during training with MONUSCO concerning gender mainstreaming in peacekeeping operations.[2]

Denise's father, Étienne Nyakeru, was an évolué under Belgian rule. He had a position of responsibility in the administration of what was still the unified province of Kivu. One of his sisters, Jeannette, was a diplomat in London. [3]

One of his brothers-in-law is “general doctor” Gilbert Kabanda Kurhenga, commander of the army health corps. She was only nine months old when she lost her father, her mother and one of her uncles in a car accident in Bukavu. Due to the premature death of her parents, she was unable to learn Mashi, her mother tongue.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Dix choses à savoir sur… Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi, l'épouse du président de la RDC – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  2. ↑ Photos, MONUSCO (2014-01-01), PHOTO DU JOUR DU MERCREDI 30 MARS 2022, retrieved 2022-03-30
  3. ↑ "Dix choses à savoir sur… Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi, l'épouse du président de la RDC – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  4. ↑ "Dix choses à savoir sur… Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi, l'épouse du président de la RDC – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-19.


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