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will be one church, one language (Kikongo), and one God . He was placed before a military court, without the benefit of a legal representative, and found guilty of undermining public security and disturbing the peace. During his trial, there were many false accusations brought against him by the
Belgian religious leaders, and the Italian judge de Rossi asked him to make explicit his religious claims. In his reply, Kimbangu stated that he’s not a prophet but the special envoy of Jesus the Muanda Velela, meaning Holy Spirit in Kikongo; the one promised by Christ in John 14:15, the coming of the Holy Spirit. On 3 October 1921, because of his claim, he was sentenced to death. He was moved to the prison in
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Diangienda (chief spiritual) organized the contemporary Church. Diangienda (born 22 March 1918) died on 8 July 1992 in
Switzerland and was succeeded by his elder brother Salomon Dialungana Kiangani, who Kimbanguists also claim is The Lord Jesus Christ reincarnated back to mankind whose son, Simon Kimbangu Kiangani the grandson of Simon Kimbangu and who the Kimbanguist Church today claims is Simon Kimbangu resurrected, is now the spiritual leader based at the Church's headquarters in Nkamba.
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Catholic Church and burnt alive. According to the Kimbanguist narrative, in September 12 1887, there was a terrible rain storm and thunder; Papa Kuyela, a
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