Martin Fayulu is a Congolese Politician and the leader of the Engagement for Citizenship and Development Party in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

His political career began in 1991 when he attended the Sovereign National Conference in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) then Zaïre, which gathered delegates from different regions and organizations to campaign for a multi-party democracy. 

Martin’s full-time political career commenced in 2006. In the 2006 and 2011 general elections, he was elected as a Member of Parliament to the National Assembly. In 2009, he established the Commitment for Citizenship and Development Party. On November 11th, 2018, he was chosen by the opposition to be their joint presidential candidate in the December 2018 general election. His opponent, Félix Tshisekedi was declared the winner, despite some election observers’ belief that Martin had won the vote. Since then, Martin has been the opposition leader in the DRC. He also serves as chair of the Congo-based Commitment to Citizenship and Development.

Martin will give a lecture on September 27th, 2024, at Robertson Hall at Princeton University. The lecture will begin with a presentation by Martin, followed by a conversation with an expert on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and end with a Q&A session for the audience to ask questions.