| 5,519,129 |
-11.65955 |
27.47411 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Rebels move their headquarters to Lubumbashi. |
| 5,519,133 |
-6.41907 |
20.79282 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Diamond town invaded |
| 5,519,137 |
-5.75 |
12.2833 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Mobutu accuses FAA of invading its territory. |
| 5,519,140 |
-5.0386 |
18.818 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Rebels closing in on the town of Kikwit. They claim the town is on the point of falling although they have not yet entered the town. |
| 5,519,144 |
-2.24 |
28.7972 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
62 sick Rwandan Hutu refugees were kidnapped from a hospital in Lwiro by unidentified people. Their whereabouts are unknown, and they are feared dead. (the area is rebel-held) It was later confirmed that the kidnappers were ADFL forces. They later returned the people on 01-05-1997. |
| 5,519,147 |
-5.0386 |
18.818 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
ADFL rebels take over town of Kikwit non-violently after Zaire armed forces there flee. They are greeted happily by the town. |
| 5,519,150 |
0.51469 |
25.18963 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Rebel chief Laurent Kabila has given aid agencies 60 days from Sunday to repatriate the Rwandan refugees. |
| 5,519,153 |
0.51469 |
25.18963 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
ADFL rebels deliver nearly 600 Rwandan Hutu refugees to Kisangani from Biaro, 41 km (25 miles) south of Kisangani. |
| 5,519,156 |
-4.325 |
15.32222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Rebel leader Kabila agrees to meet with Mobutu on a boat. (this doesn't end up happening because of security concerns.) |
| 5,519,160 |
-6.41907 |
20.79282 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
KEY EVENT: Unita troops were under orders to take no prisoners when opening a corridor to Kikwit and the diamond town of Tshikapa in Congo. |
