Azarias Ruberwa

Azarias Ruberwa
Azarias Ruberwa in 2004
Vice President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In office June 2003 – 6 December 2006
President	Joseph Kabila
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Minister of State, Minister of Decentralization and Institutional Reforms
In office November 2016 – March 2021
President	Joseph Kabila, Félix Tshisekedi
Prime Minister	Samy Badibanga, Bruno Tshibala, Sylvestre Ilunga
Succeeded by	Daniel Asselo
Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Transportation
In office February 2019 – September 2019
President	Félix Tshisekedi
Prime Minister	Bruno Tshibala
Preceded by	José Makila Sumanda
Minister of State, Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals
In office March 2019 – September 2019
President	Félix Tshisekedi
Prime Minister	Bruno Tshibala
Preceded by	Alexis Thambwe Mwamba
Succeeded by	Célestin Tunda Ya Kasende
Personal details
Born	August 20, 1964 Fizi, Congo-Leopoldville

Azarias Ruberwa Manywa (born August 20, 1964) is a Congolese politician, lawyer, and public figure. During the Second Congo War he was Secretary-General of the Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie (RCD-G) rebel group.^[1] Following the war, he was one of the vice-presidents in the transitional government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 2003-2006.^[2] He has also been the leader and president of RCD-G's political party since 2003. He is a member of the Banyamulenge community of South Kivu who belong to the Tutsi ethnic group.