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DRC Conflict
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1300
1300
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The Kongo empire covered many parts of nowadays south-western Congo, northern Angola, and a part of Democratic Republic of Congo.
1870
1870
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King Leopold II, starts taking over Congo.
1885
1885
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King Leopold announces Congo as a free state, under his control.
1890
1890
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Edward Dene Morel, a British journalist, slowly exposes the brutality of King Leopold II’s empire using slaves to find rubber and hunt for ivory.
1908
1908
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King Leopold is called back to Belgium because of the conditions he keeps his workers in. A Belgian minister is appointed as the new leader of Congo.
1935
1935
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The state of Belgium still uses forced labour but less dangerous and it announces its new rule, that every Congolese must do 60 days of work each year.
1959
1959
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Riots happen in the DRC for independence from Belgium.
1960
June 1960
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Congo gains independence. Before, Congo officially gained independence, Belgium robs Congo of its treasury.
1960
July 1960
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The new Congolese government asks help from the UN, to help get rid of mercenaries and Belgium soldiers, which is granted, and one of its firsts peace keeping missions in Africa begins called ONUC, with 20,000 peace keepers.
1960
September 1960
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Prime Minister Lumumba is removed from power, with enthusiasm from Belgium and America.
1965
1965
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Joseph Mobutu seizes power of Congo, in a CIA-backed coup, and cracks down on rebels. And remains prime minister for 32 years.
1966
1966
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Mobuto nationalises mining copper, diamonds, cobalt and coffee.
1971
1971
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Mobuto changes his name to Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga which translate to The all-powerful warrior who, because of his endurance and inflexible will to win, goes from conquest to conquest, leaving fire in his wake, as well as changing the country’s name to Zaire.
1994
1994
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The Rwandan Genocide happens and thousands of Hutu’s flee to eastern Zaire and terrorize the local population.
1997
May 1997
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Mobutu flees into exile as Laurent Kabila takes over as prime minister with the support of Uganda and Rwanda. Laurent Kabila does not want the support which causes Uganda and Rwanda to ally themselves with the rebel groups of DRC. At the same time, Zaire is changed to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
1997
September 1997
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Mobutu dies of prostate cancer in exile in Morocco.
2001
January 2001
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President Laurent Kabila is assassinated by his bodyguard. After days of no one ruling the country, his 29-year-old son Joseph takes office. Joseph Kabila signs the Lusaka Peace Accord and 5,000 UN peacekeepers are sent to the DRC. Uganda and Rwanda withdraw from the DRC.
2001 Onwards
2001
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Joseph Kabila established a power-sharing government with the rebel groups but the DRC is still war-torn with different rebel groups exploiting minerals and controlling different parts of the DRC.