Jan 10, 2019 · A chronology of key events in the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo, from the 1200s to the present

6 days ago · From the 15th to the 17th century several important state systems evolved in the southern savanna region. The most important were the Kongo kingdom in the west and the Luba-Lunda states in the east. They developed elaborate political institutions, buttressed by symbolic kingship and military force.

Timeline of important dates and major events in the history of Democratic Republic of the Congo. Illustrated list of events and people from our today in history archives.

Aug 21, 2009 · With minimal resistance, the AFDL rebels and the Rwandan army seize Kinshasa, and Laurent Kabila, the rebel leader, is installed as president. The country is renamed the Democratic Republic...

In 1997, Laurent-Désiré Kabila took power and renamed the country the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Afterwards, the Second Congo War broke out, resulting in a regional war in which many different African nations took part and in which millions of people were killed or displaced.

This is a list of years in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. "Democratic Republic of the Congo". Political Chronology of Africa. Political Chronologies of the World. Europa Publications. 2001. pp. 100–113. ISBN 0203409957. Didier Gondola (2002). "Timeline of Historical Events". History of Congo. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-31696-8.

Jan 29, 2025 · Learn about sources of continued violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and how the United Nations, African Union, and neighboring countries are struggling to curtail it.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

12 hours ago · 1971: Joseph Mobutu renames the country Zaire and himself Mobutu Sese Seko; Katanga becomes Shaba and the river Congo becomes the river Zaire. 1991: Following riots in Kinshasa by unpaid soldiers, President Mobutu agrees to a coalition government with opposition leaders, but retains control of the security apparatus and important ministries.

Aug 12, 2015 · The Democratic Republic of the Congo has a tragic history marked by invasion and brutality by outsiders. DR Congo is the third largest country in Africa, and was the largest European...