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History of D. R. Congo 🇨🇩

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River that flows past most of the Congo Basin
Congo River
Pre-colonial kingdom of western Congo between the 14th and 19th centuries
Kingdom of Kongo
Group of states in eastern Congo between the 15th and 19th centuries
Luba-Lunda States
Trans-Atlantic trade that kidnapped over four million people from the region
Slave Trade
Monarch who made the Congo his personal fiefdom in 1885
Leopold II
Name of the Congo state under rule of the above
Congo Free State
Authority over the Congo was transferred to this country in 1908
Belgium
Term for an African who received European education or assimilation
Évolué
This ABAKO leader became the DRC's first president
Joseph Kasa-Vubu
This MNC leader became the DRC's first prime minister
Patrice Lumumba
The DRC gained independence on June 30 of this year
1960
On 11 July, this richest province seceded from the Congo
Katanga
Leader of the above secession, later prime minister of the Congo
Moise Tshombe
UN Secretary-general shot down on a mission to the Congo in 1961
Dag Hammarskjöld
1963-1965 rebellion that proclaimed a communist republic in eastern Congo
Simba Rebellion
Army commander who seized control of the country in a 1965 coup
Mobutu Sese Seko
State ideology aiming to create a centralized national identity
Authenticité
In 1971, the above leader changed his country's name to...
Republic of Zaire
1994 genocide in a neighboring country that led to unrest in the east
Rwandan Genocide
1996-1997 war started by Tutsis that removed the above leader from power
First Congo War
Leader of the above war who became president and restored the DRC
Laurent Kabila
1998-2003 war during which the above leader was assassinated in 2001
Second Congo War
Son of the above leader who succeeded as president and called for ceasefire
Joseph Kabila
Term for a community-based militia group active in the DRC
Mai-Mai
Leader elected president of the DRC in 2018
Félix Tshisekedi
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