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In this Congolese name, the surname is Marini and the post-surname is Bodho.
Pierre Marini Bodho
President of the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In office
7 April 2002 – 11 May 2007
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLéon Kengo Wa Dondo
Personal details
Born1938
Zeu, Ituri

Pierre Marini Bodho (born 30 March 1938, in Zeu, Ituri), was the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Christ in Congo and former President of the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Marini holds a doctorate in theology from the Faculté Libre de Théologie Protestante de Paris, and other degrees in theology, comparative law, and secondary education.

National role

Following the end of the Second Congo War, transitional institutions were established, composed of the former warring parties, as well as representatives of the non-belligerent opposition, and representatives of the civil society. Consequently, from 2003 to 2007, as a reasonably neutral and consensual figure, and as a representative of the organized religion section of the civil society, Marini also served as the President of the Senate, the upper house of the Congolese Parliament.

In 2006, he blessed the marriage of the then president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila.

Preceded byVacant Presidents of the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
April, 2003 - 2007 		Succeeded byLéon Kengo Wa Dondo

References

  1. Murithi, Timothy (2005). The African Union : Pan-Africanism, peacebuilding and development (Reprinted. ed.). Burlington, VT: Ashgate. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-7546-3953-4.
  2. "Verbatim of MONUC Weekly Press Briefing of 8 February 2006". United Nations. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  3. "DRC: Parliament launched". IRIN. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  4. Haskin, Jeanne M. (2005). The tragic state of the Congo : from decolonization to dictatorship. New York: Algora Pub. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-87586-416-7.
  5. "DR Congo president Kabila marries". New Vision. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2011.


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