Rigobert Massamba Musungu

Rigobert Massamba Musungu is a major general in the Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Massamba commanded the Kitona Air Base[1] until June 2007, when he was appointed as the chief of air force staff of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] He was replaced at some point as the air force chief by Brigadier General Numbi Ngoie Enoch (former deputy chief for operations),[3] and by 2015 Massamba was the Inspector General of the Armed Forces.[4] In July 2018, he retired and John Numbi replaced him as FARDC Inspector General.[5]

Rigobert Massamba Musungu
Allegiance Democratic Republic of the Congo
Service/branch DR Congo Air Force
Years of service1965—2018
Rank Major general
Commands heldKitona Air Base

References
  1. U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, 07KINSHASA671 Major Reshuffle of Military and Police Leadership, Friday 15 June 2007 (UNCLAS/FOUO)
  2. Standardization in the FARDC: Major General Musungu retires old equipment Digital Congo. 7/8/2010
  3. Rogue army for a rogue state Archived 2015-03-19 at the Wayback Machine Published February 1, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  4. Visite de travail du ministre de la Défense à l’Inspectorat général des FARDC (in French). Agence Congolaise de Presse. Published 6 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  5. Fardc: Joseph Kabila names Lieutenant-General Celestin Mbala Munsense General Staff. Digitalcongo.net, 16 July 2018.
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