deaths
May 19, 2024
Christian Malanga, Congolese politician, businessman and military officer (born 1983)
Christian Malanga
Christian Malanga Musumari was a Congolese-American politician, businessman, and military officer. He was leader of the United Congolese Party (UCP), a national political party he formed in the United States after his experiences in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's widely disputed parliamentary elections in 2011. In 2017, he established the New Zaire Government in Exile and proclaimed himself its president. Malanga attempted to overthrow the government of the DRC on 19 May 2024. The attempt failed with Malanga being shot and killed and many other assailants, including his son Marcel, arrested.
May 19
May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 226 days remain until the end of the year.