Event AFDL Conquest of Congo

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Was the military invasion by the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire (AFDL), an alliance of African states and military groups that ended the regime of Mobutu Sese Soko in Zaire (modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo).

Chronology

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  • November 1996: AFDL conquest of Goma.
  • October 1996: AFDL conquest of Bukavu.
  • January 1997: AFDL conquest of Watsa.
  • February 1997: AFDL conquest of Isiro.
  • October 1996: AFDL conquest of Bukavu.
  • May 1997: AFDL conquest of Kenge.
  • November 1996: AFDL conquest of Goma.
  • May 1997: AFDL conquest of Kenge.
  • May 1997: AFDL conquest of Mbandaka.
  • March 1997: AFDL conquest of Kananga.
  • October 1996: AFDL conquest of Uvira.
  • May 1997: Line of front based on available maps.
  • January 1997: AFDL conquest of Watsa.
  • March 1997: AFDL conquest of Kisangani.
  • March 1997: AFDL conquest of Kindu.
  • April 1997: AFDL conquest of Lubumbashi.
  • November 1996: AFDL conquest of Butembo.
  • December 1996: AFDL conquest of Bunia.
  • March 1997: AFDL conquest of Kindu.
  • April 1997: AFDL conquest of Kamina.
  • April 1997: AFDL conquest of Kamina.
  • February 1997: AFDL conquest of Kalemie.
  • February 1997: AFDL conquest of Kalemie.
  • March 1997: AFDL conquest of Kananga.
  • February 1997: AFDL conquest of Isiro.
  • December 1996: AFDL conquest of Bunia.
  • May 1997: AFDL conquest of Kinshasa.
  • May 1997: AFDL conquest of Mbandaka.
  • April 1997: AFDL conquest of Mbuji-Mayi.
  • April 1997: AFDL conquest of Mbuji-Mayi.
  • April 1997: AFDL conquest of Lubumbashi.
  • April 1997: AFDL conquest of Bumba.
  • November 1996: AFDL conquest of Butembo.
  • March 1997: AFDL conquest of Kisangani.
  • April 1997: AFDL conquest of Bumba.
  • May 1997: AFDL conquest of Kinshasa.

Selected Sources

  • Der Spiegel 19/1997 p. 146
  • Der Spiegel 7/1997 p. 128
  • Der Spiegel 45/1996 p. 167
  • Johnson, D. (2009): Kongo, Kriege, Korruption und die Kunst des Überlebens, Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
  • Stearns, J. (2012): Dancing in the Glory of Monsters, London (UK)