Simon Pierre Kibanda
Simon Pierre Kibanda | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Permanent Representative of Central African Republic to the United Nations | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1978–? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 March 1927 Kouango, Ubangi-Shari (now the present-day Central African Republic) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 1999 (aged 72) New York, U.S | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Sonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Simon Pierre Kibanda (8 March 1927 – December 1999) was a Central African diplomat who held various ambassadorial positions.
Early life and education
[edit]Kibanda was born in Kouango on 8 March 1927 and belongs to Gbanziri.[1][2] He enrolled at École supérieure de territoire in Bambari from 1942 to 1945.[1]
Career
[edit]Kibanda began his career as a school teacher. Later, he was promoted to primary school inspector. In 1960, he joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a diplomat. He was assigned to the United States in September 1960 as first secretary at Embassy of Central African Republic in the US. Later, he moved to France in January 1961 and worked as first secretary at the Embassy of the Central African Republic in Paris.[1]
Kibanda was appointed as the Ambassador of the Central African Republic to Israel on 23 January 1962. In 1963, he became the first Ambassador of the Central African Republic to Chad. Afterward, he served as the Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany.[1] Later, he worked as a secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1970.[3] Bokassa assigned Kibanda as the head of the protocol service in 1971. Two years later, he served as the ambassador to the Republic of China and arrived in Taiwan on 4 March 1973.[1][4] He then served as a Permanent Representative to the United Nations in 1978.[1]
Death
[edit]Kibanda died in December 1999 in New York.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Kibanda married an Israeli woman named Sonia. He was the maternal uncle of Catherine Samba-Panza and took care of Panza when her family moved to Bangui in 1970.[3]
Award
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, Commander Order of Central African Merit - 23 January 1967.[1]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h International Academy, International Academy (1979). Current World Leaders Volume 22. Santa Barbara: International Academy at Santa Barbara. p. 337.
- ^ Bradshaw, Richard; Rius, Juan Fandos (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic (Historical Dictionaries of Africa). Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 68.
- ^ a b Madenga, Gaston. "Centrafrique : biographie de Catherine Samba-Panza". centrafriqueledefi.com. Centrafrique le Defi. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Taiwan Today, Taiwan Today. "Events from day to day". taiwantoday.tw. Taiwan Today. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- 1927 births
- 1999 deaths
- People from Ouaka
- Ambassadors of the Central African Republic to Israel
- Ambassadors of the Central African Republic to Chad
- Ambassadors of the Central African Republic to West Germany
- Ambassadors of the Central African Republic to Taiwan
- Permanent Representatives of the Central African Republic to the United Nations