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Roll of honour

The Presidents
of the Kinshasa/Matete Bar

Elected by their peers for three years, the Presidents of the Bar (Bâtonniers) have represented the Bar, overseen the discipline of its members and carried its voice since its founding in 1998. The Bar pays tribute to them.

  1. Me Emile MUTSHEMBE WEMBO
    Since 2022

    Me Emile MUTSHEMBE WEMBO

    Serving President of the Bar

    Elected in September 2022 in the second round, with 1,020 votes to 356, he succeeded Me Coco Kayudi Misamu at the head of the Bar.

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  2. CK
    2013 — 2022

    Me Coco KAYUDI MISAMU

    President of the Bar · Honorary President

    Enrolled on the Roll of the Kinshasa/Matete Bar since 2001, he chaired the discipline and training committees before being elected President against the outgoing President, Me Richard Kazadi. He served two terms; the election of his successor, scheduled for 2020, was postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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  3. RK
    Until 2013 · start of term to be confirmed

    Me Richard KAZADI KABIMBA

    President of the Bar · In memoriam

    President of the Kinshasa/Matete Bar before Me Coco Kayudi Misamu, he stood for re-election in the 2013-2014 election. He died in Kinshasa on 7 August 2022 following a road accident. The Bar honours the memory of a devoted servant of the profession.

  4. 1998 — [ to be confirmed ]

    [ First Presidents of the Bar ]

    To be completed by the Bar secretariat

    Names, terms and portraits of the Presidents who have led the Bar since its founding in 1998.

At the origins

Me Kabasele Mfumu, dean of the founding assembly

In March 1998, thirteen lawyers met in a constituent General Assembly chaired by Me Kabasele Mfumu, dean as the most senior lawyer on the Roll. The assembly adopted the constituent declaration of the Kinshasa/Matete Bar.

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According to the Roll

Honorary Presidents enrolled at the Bar

List based on the "Honorary President" (Bâtonnier honoraire) status published by the National Bar Association for lawyers of the Kinshasa/Matete Bar.

The Bar's memory

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Do you hold archives, photographs or election records of the first Presidents of the Bar? Please send them to the Bar secretariat to enrich the Bar's memory.

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