| Intro | Democratic Republic of the Congo politician | ||
| Was | Politician | ||
| From | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
| Type | Politics | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 1 January 1941 | ||
| Death |
2 July 2009 (aged 68 years) |
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Jeannot Bemba Saolona (born September 1941 Libanga, Équateur, Democratic Republic of the Congo, died 1 July 2009 Brussels, Belgium) was a Congolese businessman, Minister of the Economy and Industry, and Senator for Équateur. His son Jean-Pierre Bemba became the last Vice-President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Bemba Saolona’s company, Scibe CMMJ, was implicated by the United Nations in smuggling weapons to UNITA during the Angolan Civil War. He was a close confidant to President Mobutu Sese Seko.