Isaac Kalonji

Isaac Kalonji Mutambayi (9 September 1915 – 3 August 2009) was a Congolese Protestant minister and statesman who served as the President of the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1962 until 1965. He was one of the few politicians to serve the country continuously from its independence in 1960 until its democratisation in the 1990s.

Isaac Kalonji
President of the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In office
November 1962  October 1965
Preceded byVictor Koumorico
Succeeded bySylvestre Mudingayi
Personal details
Born9 September 1915
Lusambo, Belgian Congo
Died3 August 2009
Johannesburg, South Africa
Political partyFédération des Association de Ressortissments du Kasai au Katanga
Convention Nationale Congolaise
Parti Démocrate Social Chrétien
Military service
Allegiance Congo
Branch/serviceForce Publique
Years of service1940
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