Mamadou Ndala | |
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.jpg) Mamadou Ndala (center) with Eugene-Richard Gasan and Alexis Lamek in Goma, 2013 | |
| Birth name | Mamadou Mustafa Ndala |
| Born | December 8, 1978 Ibambi, Orientale Province, Zaire |
| Died | January 2, 2014 (aged 35) North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Buried | Kokolo Camp, Kinshasa |
| Allegiance |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Service |  Congolese Army |
| Years of service | 1997–2014 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Commands | 42nd Battalion Commando Units Rapid Reaction FARDC |
| Battles / wars | |
| Children | 3 |
Mamadou Mustafa Ndala (December 8, 1978 - January 2, 2014) was a Congolese military officer. He commanded the Congolese Army's 42nd Battalion Rapid Reaction Force, which was formed by Belgium, Angola, United States and China.[1] Ndala rose to prominence following his battlefied victories and successes over the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel fighters during the M23 rebellion (2012–2013).
He was killed in an ambush along with his two bodyguards on January 2, 2014. According to the Congolese government, the ambush carried by Ugandan militants from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Following Ndala's death, two Congolese army colonels were found guilty of hiring Ugandan-backed rebels to carry out the assassination for $20,000. Ndala was married and the father of three children,[2] and was buried in Kokolo Camp in Kinshasa and appointed brigadier general posthumously.
- ^ "Assassinat : « Joseph KABILA » fait tuer MAMADOU NDALA à Beni". archive.wikiwix.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "RDC: le corps du colonel Mamadou Ndala rapatrié à Kinshasa – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 3 January 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2021.