Professor Constantin Kasongo Munganga is a politician and monetarist from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He holds a Ph.D. in economics. In 2011, he was elected MP for the constituency of Katanda Territory, in the Kasai-Oriental province. He is the former Chief Executive Officer of the in short. Television audiences nicknamed him "The Man With The Red Knot" because of his appearance on media. Since 1975, he has taught at the Institut Supérieur de Commerce of Kinshasa.
Early life
On Saturday, July 22, 1944, Constantin Kasongo was born in Ngulungu, Katanda Territory. His father, Ilunga Munsensa, was polygamous and died before he was born. He lost his mother at an early age. As an orphan, he could no longer attend school in Katanda. Therefore, he went to continue his middle school in Lusambo. Then, he joined his big brother Gaspard Kazadi who were a farmer in Ngandajika to attend high school. We all know that the first Congolese doctor is a gynecologist, Doctor Ilunga Felicien. But all didn't that he's also Kasongo's big brother who sponsored relocation from the province of East Kasai to the capital Kinshasa, on 1962. Once arrived in Kinshasa, Kasongo registered to College Albert 1st, where he graduated from high school, majoring in Poetry and Rhetoric of literature. Afterward, he earned an Economics degree at Lovanium University, now the University of Kinshasa.
Diploma of Advanced Economic Studies in Monetary, Financial and International Economics at the University of Kinshasa.
Ph.D. in economics at the University of Kinshasa, after defending publicly his doctoral thesis on "mutations of economic structures for a self-centered and auto-dynamic development of the country"
Publication
Tentatives de Stabilisation Économique au Zaïre, is available on https://www.jstor.org/stable/24487171
La problématique des programmes d’ajustement structurel durable en Afrique : contraintes d’appropriation et leçons de l’expérience congolaise de 1975 à 2012», Doctoral thesis on "mutations of economic structures for a self-centered and auto-dynamic development of the country"
Economics Professor in charge of Money and Banking courses at .
Economic and Financial Advisor at the :fr:Ministère de l'Intérieur et Sécurité |Interior and Security Ministry.'''
Family
On Saturday, December 9, 1972, Constantin Kasongo married his only wife Antoinette Mbwaki. The wedding ceremony was embellished by Tabu Ley Rochereau's presence and his band, Afrisa International as well. Over time, their union granted them seven children; five sons followed by two daughters.
Kasongo, José lives in Kinshasa with his wife Régine. He is the Chief appraiser of in Kinshasa, Congo.
Kasongo, Musenga, Second counsellor at the Democratic Republic of Congo's Embassy in India. Since 1992, he moved to New Delhi, India; his wife Nicole who joined him ten years later, made him the father of five.
At the time he was the CEO of the , to promote the diamond industry, gold, coltan and other precious and semi-precious mineral substances, his management introduced several authorizations to the shareholders. Once the government approved through its minister Kalele Kabila, this new CEO initiated the exploitation of several semi-precious mineral substances nationwide. His managerial approach increased significantly the mining production. Also, to prevent fraud of precious and semi-precious minerals, Kasongo's management implemented internal training of Congolese evaluators after having installed scanners at Congolese international airports, according to the Kimberley Process. The result in production and traceability was successful. .
During its financial recovery, should be liquidated because of its bankruptcy. In its capacity as the major shareholder, the Central Bank of the Congo appointed Kasongo as the new CEO to give a strong signal for its rescue. Kasongo's management succeeded so to spare from its liquidation.
