| 5,518,983 |
-6.15 |
23.6 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
ADLF rebel forces take control of Mbuji-Mayi without a fight. |
| 5,518,987 |
-6.15 |
23.6 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Zaire armed forces loot vehicles in Mbuji-Mayi as rebels approach the Lumbumbashi, and troops flee towards Kananga. |
| 5,518,990 |
-11.3666 |
26.7667 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Expatriates said Laurent Kabila's forces had taken the small town of Tenke, planned site of a major copper and cobalt mine on a main railway 200 km (125 miles) northwest of Lubumbashi, the capital of mineral-rich Shaba province. |
| 5,518,993 |
-11.76005 |
27.24939 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
ADLF rebels take control of the small town of Kipushi as they move in on the city of Lumbumbashi. They are now only 20 miles from the large city. |
| 5,518,997 |
-11.65955 |
27.47411 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Mortar fire by ADLF outside the city of Lumbumbashi as the rebels close in on the city. |
| 5,519,001 |
-4.325 |
15.32222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Police clash with protestors; they fire teargas on protestors marching on parliament in an attempt to prevent parliament from meeting to remove Prime Minister Etienne Tshisekedi from office. Rioters/protestors pushed through, burning tyres. |
| 5,519,005 |
-11.65955 |
27.47411 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Zaire armed forces soldiers claim to have repulsed an attempt by ADLF rebels to take the city of Lumbumbashi. |
| 5,519,009 |
-4.0666 |
27.1167 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
|
| 5,519,013 |
-6.15 |
23.6 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
|
| 5,519,016 |
-11.65955 |
27.47411 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Rebels move within 20 miles west of the city of Lubumbashi. Many government soldiers desert as a result. |
