Jean-Pierre Bemba
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Jean-Pierre Bemba is a Congolese politician and former rebel leader who served as vice president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was tried by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo | 1 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
crimes against humanity suspect
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ rebel leader ⓘ war crimes suspect ⓘ |
| acquittedOf |
crimes against humanity
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war crimes ⓘ |
| arrestedBy | Belgian authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| candidateInElection | 2006 Democratic Republic of the Congo presidential election ⓘ |
| chargedWith |
command responsibility for crimes committed by troops
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crimes against humanity ⓘ murder ⓘ pillage ⓘ rape ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| conflictRelatedToCharges | Central African Republic conflict 2002–2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictedBy | International Criminal Court Trial Chamber III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conviction | war crimes and crimes against humanity (first instance) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Belgium
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Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfAcquittal | 2018-06-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfArrest | 2008-05-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1962-11-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstInstanceConviction | 2016-03-21 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ngbandi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Bemba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Jeannot Bemba Saolona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Movement for the Liberation of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean-Pierre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handedOverTo | International Criminal Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | multiple children ⓘ |
| ICCCaseNumber | ICC-01/05-01/08 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
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Lingala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Movement for the Liberation of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryCommand | Movement for the Liberation of the Congo armed wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jean-Pierre Bemba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first person convicted by the ICC on the basis of command responsibility for sexual violence (later acquitted on appeal)
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leadership of a major rebel movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ role in Congolese politics ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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politician ⓘ warlord ⓘ |
| officeEnd | Vice President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo term ending 2006 ⓘ |
| officeStart | Vice President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo term starting 2003-07 ⓘ |
| overturnedBy | International Criminal Court Appeals Chamber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Second Congo War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfArrest | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bokada
NERFINISHED
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Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Équateur Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Minister of Defence of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Senator of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Vice President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| receivedVotesOrResult | runner-up in 2006 Democratic Republic of the Congo presidential election ⓘ |
| residence | Kinshasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Caroline Bemba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stillConvictedOf | offences against the administration of justice in a separate ICC case ⓘ |
| triedBy | International Criminal Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo