Etienne Tshisekedi, longtime opposition leader to late Mobutu Sese Seko, declares his candidacy for presidency of Congo; says he will not take part in national unity government headed by Pres ...

Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, flanked by his wife Marthe, attend a political rally in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, July 31, 2016.

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Opposition icon Etienne Tshisekedi, whose son is now Congo’s president, was laid to rest Saturday in his homeland more than two years after he died during a political ...

Etienne Tshisekedi was a pivotal figure in Congo, whose history has been marked by civil war and coups. His activism and bravery in the face of leaders like Mobutu Sese Seko won him widespread ...

Tshisekedi’s father, Etienne, was the leading opponent of the former dictator Mobutu Sese Seko. An ethnic Luba from Congo’s Kasai region, Felix followed his father there at the age of 19, when ...

Tshisekedi, 60, son of longtime opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, inherited his father's substantial support base on his death in 2017 after years in the shadows.

KINSHASA (Reuters) - In 1991, then Congolese President Mobutu Sese Seko made his long-time nemesis Etienne Tshisekedi prime minister, hoping to neutralize opposition to a dictatorship beset by ...

Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, flanked by his wife Marthe, attend a political rally in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, July 31, 2016.