Claudine Munari

Subsequently she returned to Congo and was the Administrative and Financial Director of CIATA, a French consultancy firm, from 1982 to 1991.

[1] She was included in the Patriotic Front for Dialogue and National Reconciliation (FPDRN), a moderate exile group created in France in October 2000; the group favored peace and reconciliation, choosing not to challenge the legitimacy of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who had toppled Lissouba.

According to Munari, the money was used to cover costs associated with the 1993 parliamentary election and to pay salary arrears to civil servants.

[8] Munari herself also initially faced charges during the trial, but they were dismissed on 27 December 2001 on the grounds that she had merely followed Lissouba's orders.

[17] In the National Assembly, Munari focused on cooperation with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Network of Female Parliamentarians of Africa.

[4] Munari also founded a political party, the Movement for Unity, Solidarity, and Work (MUST),[2] and serves as its President.

[18] Munari was appointed to the government as Minister of Trade and Supplies by President Sassou Nguesso on 15 September 2009.

On that occasion, Munari stressed to Kignoumbi Kia Mboungou the importance of continuing to work with the IPU and the Network of Female Parliamentarians of Africa.