The First Congo War

The First Congo War

April 6, 2010, 1:30 am
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: coltran, congo, genocide, imperialism, kabila, mobutu, rwanda, zaire

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Congo_War

The First Congo War (November 1996 to May 1997) ended when Zairean President Mobutu Sésé Seko was overthrown by rebel forces backed by neighbouring Uganda and Rwanda. Rebel leader Laurent-Désiré Kabila declared himself president and changed the name of the nation back to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The war set the foundation for, and was quickly followed by, the Second Congo War, which began on August 2, 1998.

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