Grand Admiral Mavua Mudima was a former Congolese naval officer who served as the commander of the Navy of Republic of Zaire and later as Defense Minister.
[1] Before that he served as the director of the National Intelligence Agency in 1993, although since he was not from the same tribe as Mobutu Sese Seko the real power was in the hands of his deputy.
He was removed from the position in 1993[2] From around 1994 to 1997, Mudima was the Defense Minister of Zaire, and held that office around the time of the First Congo War.
[3] Around December 1996 or January 1997 Mudima was removed from his post as Minister of Defense and replaced by General Likulia Bolongo.
[4] Following the war Mudima, Nzimbi Etienne, and Baramoto Kpama (who were both former military Generals) fled to South Africa in May 1997[5] and were later accused of plotting a coup against the new President of DR Congo, Laurent Kabila.