Overview of D.R. Congo: History

Mobutu Sese Seko was president from 24 November 1965 until forced into exile on 16 May 1997 when his government was overthrown militarily by Laurent Kabila. Kabila immediately assumed governing authority, but his regime was subsequently challenged by a Rwanda- and Uganda-backed rebellion in August 1998. Read More »

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Overview of D.R. Congo: History is based on D.R. Congo by AHeneen, Ganesh Rao, bitternessthestar84@yahoo.com, Sevan, Bill Ellett, Burmesedays, Joelf, Primecoordinator, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.