▁As ▁the ▁country ▁under w ent ▁dem ocrat ization ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Kam itat u ▁became ▁a ▁top ▁member ▁of ▁Joseph ▁I le o ' s ▁Parti ▁dém ocr ate ▁et ▁social ▁chr ét ien ▁( PD SC ). ▁I le o ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁Kam itat u ▁had ▁a ▁falling ▁out ▁with ▁the ▁party ' s ▁leadership , ▁leading ▁him ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁spl inter ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁politics ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁He ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁disease ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Kam itat u ▁is ▁remembered ▁in ▁the ▁Congo ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" f athers ▁of ▁independence ". ▁ ▁Family ▁ ▁Kam itat u ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁politician ▁Marie - J os é ▁M af uta ▁M ing i . ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁son ▁named ▁Oliv ier ▁Kam itat u ▁E ts u , ▁another ▁politician . ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Pop ular ▁Mov ement ▁of ▁the ▁Revolution ▁polit icians ▁Category : D em ocr atic ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo ▁ex iles ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁( D em ocr atic ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo ) ▁Category : G overn ment ▁minister s ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁of