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• Duty to pay taxes
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Article 65
All Congolese are held to loyally fulfill their obligations concerning the State. They
have, likewise, the duty to pay their taxes and duties.
Article 66
All Congolese have the duty to respect and to treat their fellow citizens without any
discrimination and to maintain relations with them that permit the safeguarding, the
promotion, and the strengthening of the national unity, and of reciprocal respect and
tolerance.
They have, in addition, the duty to preserve and to reinforce the national solidarity,
singularly when it is threatened.
Article 67
All Congolese have the duty to protect the public property, assets and interests and
to respect the property of others.
TITLE III: OF THE ORGANIZATION AND OF
THE EXERCISE OF POWER
Chapter 1: Of the Institutions of the Republic
• Type of government envisioned
Article 68
The institutions of the Republic are as follows:
1. the President of the Republic;
2. the Parliament;
3. the Government;
4. the Courts and Tribunals.
Section 1: Of the Executive Power
Paragraph 1: Of the President of the Republic
• Name/structure of executive(s)
Article 69
The President of the Republic is the Head of the State. He represents the Nation and
is the symbol of the national unity.
He sees to the respect for the Constitution.
Congo (Democratic Republic of the) 2005 (rev. 2011)
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