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General Sultani Makenga (born 25 December ) is a Congolese rebel leader and the military chief of the March 23 Movement (M23), a revolutionary group.
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Sultani Makenga
Congolese military leader
GeneralSultani Makenga (born 25 December 1973) is a Congolese rebel leader and the military chief[3] of the March 23 Movement (M23), a revolutionary group based in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Makenga is an ethnic Tutsi and was raised in North Kivu.[1] He fought for the Rwandan Patriotic Front during the Rwandan Civil War.[1]
Earlier history
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. Sultani Makenga is a military leader of the «mouvement du 23 Mars» (M23) group operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).(September 2024) |
Sultani joined the Rwandan Patriotic Front in 1990 and fought in the Rwandan civil war. Sultani was involved in several other Congolese conflicts including the First Congo War and the National Congress for the Defence of the People rebellion.
M23 rebellions (2012-present)
See also: M23 rebellion
Sanctions were introduced against him by the United Nations Security Council in November 2012.[4] This was quickly followed by further sanctions from