Laurent Eketebi

Laurent-Gabriel Eketebi, later Eketebi Moyidiba Mondjolomba (13 May 1936 – February 2006), was a Congolese politician who served as President of Équateur Province from June 1960 until September 1962 and as President of Moyen-Congo Province from then until June 1964. He later served as State Commissioner of Transport and Communications from July 1972 until January 1975, when he was dismissed and charged with various financial crimes. Eketebi was convicted, but received a pardon in 1994. He died in 2006.

Laurent Eketebi
Laurent Eketebi in 1960
State Commissioner of Transport and Communications of Zaire
In office
July 1972 – 7 January 1975
National offices
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In office
2 July 1971 – July 1972
Democratic Republic of the Congo Ambassador to the Conseil de l'Entente
In office
January 1971 – July 1971
Democratic Republic of the Congo Ambassador to Tanzania
In office
1969–1970
Director of the Office of the Head of State of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In office
December 1965 – 1969
Provincial offices
President of Équateur Province
In office
30 June 1960 – September 1962
President of Moyen-Congo Province
In office
September 1962 – July 1964
Minister of Public Functions of Moyen-Congo Province
In office
April 1963 – July 1964
Personal details
Born13 May 1936
Coquilhatville, Belgian Congo
DiedFebruary 2006
Political partyMouvement National Congolais
Parti de l'Unité Nationale
Parti démocratique congolais
SpouseBéatrice Lifela Y'Aekesako
Children9
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