Simon Mbatshi Batshia

After obtaining his Greco-Latin state diploma, he studied at Lovanium University of Kinshasa (1968–1972) from which he graduated with a degree in commercial and consular sciences.

He joined the administration of Leon Kengo wa Dondo in 1982 as State Secretary of National Economy and Industry, and later Minister of Labor and Social Planning.

Reports by non-governmental organizations, such as Human Rights Watch, implicated senior provincial police and military officials but did not allege that Batshia played a role in the violence.

The unsuccessful legal challenge was filed by Leonard Fuku Unzola of the Movement for Liberation of Congo, who had been the chief opposition candidate for the office of Bas-Congo governor.

Bandundu: Richard Ndambu Wolang Bas-Congo: Simon Mbatshi Batshia Équateur: José Makila Sumanda Kasai-Occidental: Trésor Kapuku Ngoy Kasai-Oriental: Alphonse Ngoyi Kasanji Katanga: Moïse Katumbi Kinshasa: André Kimbuta Yango Maniema: Didier Manara Linga North Kivu: Julien Paluku Kahongya Orientale: Jean Bamanisa Saïdi South Kivu: Marcellin Cishambo Ituri Interim Administration: Emmanuel Leku Apuobo