René Ngongo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

René Ngongo

Congolse biologist

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1961

Place of Birth: Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Profession: politician, biologist

Nationality: Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Zodiac Sign: Libra

René Ngongo (born October 1961 in Goma, Republic of the Congo) is a Congolese biologist, environmentalist and political activist.
Ngongo graduated from the University of Kisangani with a bachelor's degree in Biology in 1987.
In 1994, he created the NGO OCEAN (Organisation Concertée des Ecologistes et Amis de la Nature) in order to protect the DRC's natural resources. In 2009, René Ngongo received the Right Livelihood Award "for his courage in confronting the forces that are destroying the Congo’s rainforests and building political support for their conservation and sustainable use”.