Aimée Kabila
| Aimée Kabila Mulengela | |
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Aimée Kabila clip from a 2011 video
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| Born |
24 July 1976 Kipushi, Haut-Katanga District, DRC |
| Died | 16 January 2008 (aged 31) Mont Ngafula, Kinshasa, DRC |
| Nationality | Congolese |
| Occupation | Politician |
Aimée Kabila Mulengela (24 July 1976 – 16 January 2008) was the alleged natural daughter of Laurent-Désiré Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). She was killed in her home by armed intruders on 16 January 2008. Although she had been issued a diplomatic passport as the daughter of Kabila, after her death the government claimed that she was unrelated to the former president.
Aimée Kabila Mulengela was said to be the natural daughter of President Laurent-Désiré Kabila and Zaïna Kibangula. She would thus be the half-sister of President Joseph Kabila. She was born on 24 July 1976 in Kipushi, Democratic Republic of Congo. Laurent-Désiré Kabila was assassinated on 16 January 2001 in Kinshasa and was succeeded ten days later by his son Joseph Kabila.
Aimée's brother, Etienne Taratibu Kabila, left Kinshasa secretly in January 2002 for South Africa. He wanted to take Aimée with him but that was not possible since she was the mother of four children. On 25 February 2005 she married Alain Mayemba Bamba alias Barracuda. A diplomatic passport was issued to her in the name "Aimée Kabila" on 7 April 2005.
On 30 December 2005 Aimée Kabila Mulengela was taken from her home in Kinshasa/Ngaliema by Special Services police and soldiers of the Military Detection of Anti-Homeland Activities (DEMIIAP) and detained for 52 days. A report by the non-governmental organization "La voix des sans-voix" (VSV: Voice of the Voiceless) said her ex-husband Alain Mayemba Bamba ordered the detention, which would have been supported by Sifa Mahanya, mother of President Joseph Kabila. The day after her detention her six month old baby was taken from her in her cell, and disappeared. She was released on 24 February 2006. Property taken at the time of her arrest, including money, jewelry passports and other documents, were not returned.
Aimée Kabila Mulengela was killed in front of her children at her home in Mont Ngafula, Kinshasa, in the early morning of 16 January 2008. The morning before the killing the armed men in Congolese National Police uniforms who were posted to guard the home were removed. She appears to have been tortured before being shot by two armed men who broke into her home. According to her children and neighbors several jeeps were parked outside the house at the time, and the body at the morgue showed stab wounds and marks of torture. She was survived by six children: Astrida Kabila (aged 15), Branly Kabila (13), Petit-Aimé Kabila (10), Mechak Kabila (8), Victor Kabila (6) and Victorine Aline Bamba (3).
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