Antoine Gizenga
1925 – 2019 Congolese Deputy Prime Minister, Lumumbist leader, Prime Minister
Lumumba's deputy who led a rival government after his death.
- Affiliations
- Parti Solidaire Africain (PSA), later PALU
Antoine Gizenga was deputy prime minister under Lumumba and, after Lumumba's assassination, set up a rival Lumumbist government based in Stanleyville. He was later imprisoned and spent decades in opposition and exile. He returned to serve as prime minister of the DRC from 2007 to 2008.