Olive Lembe di Sita

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Marie Olive Lembe di Sita (born 29 July 1976) is the former First Lady of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She was the long-term girlfriend of Congolese President Joseph Kabila whom she married on 1 June 2006, becoming her country's First Lady.[1]

Personal life

On 1 June 2006, the head of the Maison Civile, Theo Mugalu, officially announced the wedding of Lembe di Sita to President Joseph Kabila.

Two different dates emerged, some reports stating 10 June 2007,[2] and other stating 10 June 2006.[3] The wedding eventually took place on 17 June 2006 at the presidential residence in La Gombe, Kinshasa.[4]

As Kabila is Protestant and Lembe di Sita is Catholic, the wedding ceremony was ecumenical, with both Cardinal Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, and Mgr Pierre Marini Bodho of the Church of Christ in Congo, officiating.

In 1998, a daughter was born to the couple, Sifa Kabila, named after Kabila's mother, and former first lady Sifa Mahanya. Then,In 2007, She went to Honor the father of Congolese Gospel Music, Charles Mombaya Massani.

References

  1. 1."Profile: Joseph Kabila". Al Jazeera English. 2006-12-06. Archived from the original on 2009-08-06. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
  2. 2."Congointer - Information sur la République Démocratique du Congo". August 8, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-08-08.
  3. 3."Digitalcongo.net | Categorie: Fullstory.PHP".
  4. 4."Solennel mariage religieux du président Joseph Kabila". Digital Congo. 2006-06-17. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2019-03-09.