Jean-Claude Baende is a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is a national deputy who represented represented Mbandaka in the National Assembly in 2011, and served as governor of Équateur Province from 2009 to 2013. Baende unsuccessfully ran for president during the 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election.
Jean-Claude Baende | |
|---|---|
 Baende in 2010 | |
| Governor of Équateur | |
| In office November 2009 – March 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Makila Sumanda |
| Succeeded by | René Sébastien Bofaya Botaka (interim) Louis Alphonse Koyagialo |
| Provincial Deputy for Mbandaka | |
| In office 2006–2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 24, 1963 Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Education | University of Kinshasa Universite libre de Bruxelles |
Biography edit
Baende was born in Basankusu on May 24, 1963. He completed his primary and secondary studies in Gemena and Mbandaka respectively, graduating from grade school in 1982.[1] Baende wanted to become a Catholic priest, and studied in the Grand Séminaire Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Bamanya in Mbandaka between 1982 and 1985, receiving a diploma with distinction.[citation needed] Between 1985 and 1988, Baende studied at the University of Kinshasa's seminary, receiving a graduate degree in theology. Between 1988 and 1990, he received diaconal training in the diocese of Lisala, and subsequently was ordained as priest of the archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro by Cardinal Frédéric Etsou in November 1990.[citation needed] Baende later studied at the Université libre de Bruxelles.[2]
In 2005, Baende created his own political party called the Alliance of Humanist Democrats.[2] He was elected as provincial deputy for the city of Mbandaka in the 2006 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election. He was appointed vice-governor of Équateur Province in 2007, and ascended to become the province's governor in November 2009 following a motion of no confidence against Governor Makila Sumanda.[3] He was elected as the national deputy for Mbandaka in 2011, but was dismissed from his position by President Joseph Kabila and encouraged to keep serving as governor of Équateur.[2]
Baende was dismissed as governor in March 2013. He ran for the position again in 2016, but was defeated.[4] In 2019, Baende ran again for governor, but withdrew his candidacy on the basis of corruption in the province.[5] In 2023, Baende unsuccessfully ran for president.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Election du gouverneur de l'Equateur : Baende critique ses camarades du FCC et se retire de la course". Actualite.cd (in French). 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ a b c "Digitalcongo.net | Élections 2023 : Baende, candidat à la présidence, vise à établir une répartition équitable des ressources en RDC". www.digitalcongo.net. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ Hamann, Hartmut; Kumbu, Jean-Michel. "African Library of Judicial Studies Volume 6" (PDF). Konrad Adenauer Stiftung via International Criminal Court. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Election des gouverneurs: Jean-Claude Baende, candidat de la MP à l'Equateur". Radio Okapi (in French). 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "RDC : JC. Baende retire sa candidature pour dénoncer la corruption au gouvernorat de l'Equateur". Deskeco - Premier site d'information 100% économie de la RDC (in French). 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Présidentielle en RDC: la Cour constitutionnelle débute l'examen des contentieux sur certaines candidatures". RFI (in French). 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2024-03-19.