▁ 1 9 9 1 ), ▁Six th ▁Ord inary ▁Congress ▁( May ▁ 1 9 9 8 ), ▁Third ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁Congress ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 9 9 9 ), ▁and ▁its ▁Four th ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁Congress ▁( J anu ary – F ebru ary ▁ 2 0 0 2 ). ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Commission ▁of ▁Ver ification ▁and ▁Control ▁at ▁the ▁Third ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁Third ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁PA IG C ▁at ▁the ▁Four th ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁K abi ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁PA IG C ▁hard lin er . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Carlos ▁G om es ▁J ú ni or , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Energy ▁and ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁from ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ense . ▁After ▁President ▁N ino ▁Vie ira ▁dismiss ed ▁G om es ▁J ú ni or , ▁the ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁PA IG C ▁Political ▁Bureau ▁chose ▁K abi ▁to ▁succeed ▁him ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁but ▁Vie ira ▁instead ▁appointed ▁Arist ides ▁G om es , ▁a ▁PA IG C ▁diss ident ▁loyal ▁to ▁the ▁President , ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁on ▁ 2 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁PA IG C ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁G om es ▁was