List of heads of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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This is the list of the Heads of State of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaïre) since independence. The current head of state is President Joseph Kabila.

Heads of State

Name	Term	Affiliation
Presidents
Joseph Kasavubu	1 July 1960 - 24 November 1965	Abako
Antoine Gizenga Rebel government at Stanleyville	31 March - 5 August 1961	Congolese National Movement (Lumumba)
Joseph-Désiré Mobutu (after 10 January 1972 called: Mobutu Sésé Seko)	25 November 1965 - 16 May 1997	Popular Movement of the Revolution (after 1967)
Laurent-Désiré Kabila	17 May 1997 - 16 January 2001 (acting head of state until 29 May 1997)	Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo
Joseph Kabila	17 January 2001 - Present (interim president until 26 January 2001)	Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo/ People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy