- UN reference
- CDi.030
- Sanctions regime
- DR Congo (1533 Committee)
- Type
- Individual
- Nationality
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Date of birth
- 1973–1974 (between)
- Place of birth
- Bigogwe, Rwanda
- Address
- Belgium (As of 14 December 2022)
- Aliases
- Bosco Ntaganda; Bosco Ntagenda; General Taganda; Lydia (low quality); Major (low quality); Romeo (low quality); Tango Romeo (low quality); Terminator (low quality)
- Listed on
- 1 November 2005
- Updated by the UN
- 1 March 2023
Other information (UN original text)
Born in Rwanda, he moved to Nyamitaba, Masisi territory, North Kivu, when he was a child. Nominated FARDC Brigadier-General by Presidential Decree on 11 December 2004, following Ituri peace agreements. Formerly Chief of Staff in CNDP and became CNDP military commander since the arrest of Laurent Nkunda in January 2009. Since January 2009, de facto Deputy Commander of consecutive anti-FDLR operations ‘Umoja Wetu’, ‘Kimia II’, and ‘Amani Leo’ in North and South Kivu. Entered Rwanda in March 2013, and voluntarily surrender to ICC officials in Kigali on March 22. Transferred to the ICC in The Hague, Netherlands. On 9 June 2014, ICC confirmed 13 charges of war crimes and five charges of crimes against humanity against him; the trial started in September 2015. On 8 July 2019, the ICC found him guilty of 18 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, committed in Ituri in 2002-2003. On 7 November 2019, he was sentenced to a total of 30 years imprisonment. He has appealed both his conviction and sentence. On 30 March 2021, the ICC Appeals Chamber confirmed his conviction and sentence. On 14 December 2022, he was transferred to the territory of Belgium for enforcement of sentence. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals
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