Polity Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (AFDL)

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Was a faction during the First Congo War.

Establishment

  • October 1996: AFDL conquest of Uvira.
  • October 1996: AFDL conquest of Bukavu.
  • November 1996: AFDL conquest of Goma.
  • November 1996: AFDL conquest of Butembo.
  • December 1996: AFDL conquest of Bunia.

Chronology

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1. Congo Conflicts

Is a series of wars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that started shortly after its independence from Belgium in 1960. The conflicts, that continue to this day, mainly consist of revolts against the central government caused by local ethnic secessionist movements.

1.1. First Congo War

Was a civil war in Zaire (modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) that culminated in a foreign invasion that replaced Zairean president Mobutu Sese Seko with the rebel leader Laurent-Désiré Kabila.

1.1.1. AFDL Conquest of Congo

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).

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

Disestablishment

  • January 1997: AFDL conquest of Watsa.
  • February 1997: AFDL conquest of Isiro.
  • February 1997: AFDL conquest of Kalemie.
  • March 1997: AFDL conquest of Kindu.
  • March 1997: AFDL conquest of Kananga.
  • March 1997: AFDL conquest of Kisangani.
  • April 1997: AFDL conquest of Mbuji-Mayi.
  • April 1997: AFDL conquest of Kamina.
  • April 1997: AFDL conquest of Lubumbashi.
  • April 1997: AFDL conquest of Bumba.
  • May 1997: AFDL conquest of Kenge.
  • May 1997: AFDL conquest of Mbandaka.
  • May 1997: AFDL conquest of Kinshasa.
  • May 1997: Line of front based on available maps.

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)