Marie-Rose Kasa-Vubu Kiatazabu

Marie-Rose Kasa-Vubu Kiatazabu
Member of the Legislative Council of Zaire
In office
1977–1982
Personal details
BornMarie-Rose Kasa-Vubu Kukana
(1945-03-27)27 March 1945
Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
Died17 January 2026(2026-01-17) (aged 80)
PartyMPR
OPEKA
EducationHenri Poincaré University
OccupationSecretary

Marie-Rose Kasa-Vubu Kiatazabu (née Kukana; 27 March 1945 – 17 January 2026) was a Congolese politician of the Popular Movement of the Revolution (MPR) and the Organisation politique des kasavubistes et alliés (OPEKA).[1]

Kiatazabu was the daughter of President Joseph Kasa-Vubu and his wife, Hortense Ngoma Massunda.[2] She attended school in Switzerland and France before her political career.[3] She notably served in the Legislative Council of Zaire from 1977 to 1982.[4] In 2005, she founded OPEKA, her own political party.[5]

Kiatazabu died on 17 January 2026, at the age of 80.[6]

References

  1. ^ "RDC : décès à Kinshasa de Marie-Rose Kasa-Vubu, héritière politique du premier Président congolais". Le Potentiel (in French). 18 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  2. ^ "RDC : Joseph Kasa-Vubu et Marie-rose, sa fille et Mobutu". Oeil d'Afrique (in French).
  3. ^ "Introduction". Marie-Rose Kasavubu (in French).
  4. ^ "Biography". Marie-Rose Kasavubu (in French).
  5. ^ "Carole KIATA ZABU ITAMBO: « Toujours dans l'esprit que KASA VUBU demeure de génération en génération »". La Voix du Kongo Central (in French). 30 October 2022. Archived from the original on 17 October 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Marie-Rose Kasa-Vubu Kiatazabu : L'ultime flamme d'une lignée historique s'est éteinte à Kinshasa ce samedi à 80 ans". Congo Profound (in French). 18 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.