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Anicet Wilfrid Pandou, commonly known as Willy Matsanga ( – 9 October 2014), was a Congolese politician. He was a militia leader during the tumultuous events of the 1990s and later served as a Deputy in the National Assembly of Congo-Brazzaville from 2007 to 2014. ==Militia leader== Matsanga was one of the leaders of the Ninja militia loyal to opposition leader Bernard Kolélas during the political violence of 1993–1994,〔Rémy Bazenguissa-Ganga, "The Spread of Political Violence in Congo-Brazzaville", in ''African Affairs'', vol. 98, no. 390, January 1999, pages 389–411.〕〔("Au cœur de la reprise des conflits" ), ''Courrier International'', 12 July 2002 .〕 in which rival militias battled in Brazzaville.〔 At the beginning of the June–October 1997 civil war,〔(''Jeune Afrique'', issues 1917–1922 ) (1997), page 61 .〕 he defected to the side of Denis Sassou Nguesso and the rebel Cobra militia.〔〔〔 The civil war ended in victory for the Cobras on 15 October 1997; President Pascal Lissouba was ousted and Sassou Nguesso regained control of the country.〔〔("Ousted President Flees While Rebels Celebrate Victory in Rep. of Congo" ), Reuters, 20 October 1997.〕 Some believed that Matsanga's defection was a decisive factor in enabling Sassou Nguesso's victory.〔 In the days that followed Lissouba's ouster, as the Cobras worked to consolidate control of the country, Matsanga led some Cobra fighters to attack Lissouba loyalists at Matoumbou on 18 October 1997. According to Matsanga, his fighters killed 30 of the Lissouba loyalists there and dispersed the other 70, while losing three of their own men.〔 Matsanga was appointed as Security Adviser to the Minister of the Interior after the 1997 civil war,〔〔("U.S. Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2000 - Congo, Republic of the" ), United States Department of State, 26 February 2001.〕 but he proved difficult to control despite his official post. He and the security forces fell into a dispute over airport access, and in the course of that dispute one person was accidentally killed by gunfire in the Kinsoundi section of Brazzaville in September 2000.〔 At the time of the March 2002 presidential election, Matsanga backed André Milongo, the main opposition candidate, and joined Milongo's campaign.〔〔Victor Doulou, ("Connaissons, Cherchons à Connaitre André Milongo" ), ''Mwinda Press'', 28 July 2007 .〕 Matsanga reportedly agreed to Milongo's request that he not bring along weapons during the campaign.〔 Although some initially viewed Matsanga's surprising decision to back Milongo as political maneuvering on the part of Sassou Nguesso, Matsanga's rhetoric suggested violent opposition to the government.〔 Milongo ultimately decided to boycott the election. Matsanga then joined the Ninja rebels who remained active in the Pool Region under the leadership of Pasteur Ntoumi.〔("Manipulation d'Etat ?" ), ''La Lettre du Continent'' N°399, Africa Intelligence, 7 May 2002 .〕 In early April 2002, serious fighting broke out between the army and Ninja rebels loyal to Ntoumi.〔"Congo: Clashes continue in Pool region between government, Ninja militia", Radio France Internationale, 8 April 2002.〕 As the army battled Ntoumi's rebels, Matsanga signed an agreement with Michel Ngakala, the High Commissioner for the Reintegration of Former Combatants,〔("Le calme est revenu dans les quartiers sud de Brazzaville" ), ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 11 April 2002 .〕 and the army began an operation to disarm the Ninjas loyal to Matsanga in southern Brazzaville on 9 April 2002. The operation was disrupted when the Ninjas fired their weapons and frightened the local population.〔Louis Okambo, ("Government claims 35 rebels dead in 2-week-old offensive, seeks to restore calm in capital" ), Associated Press, 10 April 2002.〕 As a result, thousands of inhabitants of southern Brazzaville fled to other parts of the city.〔〔〔"Congo: State urges NGOs to provide humanitarian aid to fleeing thousands", Radio France Internationale, 10 April 2002 .〕 Matsanga, who had acquired a fearsome reputation due to his militia activities over the years, was rumored to have died in Congo-Kinshasa after the 2002 events. However, he received some attention in July 2005 by intervening in a parking dispute in Brazzaville's Bacongo district and helping to escort one of the individuals to a police station. It was observed that the police treated Matsanga with deference.〔Samuel Keila, ("La vie quotidienne à Brazzaville" ), Congopage website, 8 July 2005 .〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Willy Matsanga」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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