Joseph Damien Tshatshi

Joseph Damien Tshatshi, better known as Colonel Tshatshi, was a former member of the Armée Nationale Congolaise of Congo-Kinshasa in the 1960s. He was killed in Kisangani in 1966, allegedly by Colonel Ferdinand Tshimpola.

He trained at the Ecole de formation d'officiers (Officer Training School) at Kananga, led by General Henniquiau, who also trained such famous officers as Masiala, Kokolo, Ebeya Itambo, Vangu and Mulamba Nyunyi.

On November 24, 1965, he was a signatory of the proclamation of the Second Republic.

Honors
His name was given to an important military camp, Colonel Tshatshi Military Camp, which is the general headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (in Ngaliema, Kinshasa).

Awarded the Order of the Companions of the Revolution on January 10, 1974 by President Mobutu Sese Seko.

The Boulevard Colonel Tshatshi in Kinshasa is named in his honor.