| 6,050,575 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
University students protest demanding the government pay owed grants. |
| 6,050,580 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Milongo supporters protest when Bernard Kolelas announced his candidacy for presidency. |
| 6,050,587 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Finance ministry staff strike demanding 25% pay raise. |
| 6,050,593 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Opposition supporters demonstrate against President Lissouba's decision to dissolve the national assembly. |
| 6,050,598 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Opposition party members protest and demonstrate after disputed legislative elections. |
| 6,050,603 |
-.87841302 |
15.3388 |
Republic of Congo |
|
|
| 6,050,611 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
University students protest demanding the government pay owed grants. |
| 6,050,614 |
.0057000001 |
1.5556 |
Republic of Congo |
|
University students protest demanding the government pay owed grants. |
| 6,050,619 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
General strike called but not observed by most, demanding salary increases and payment of wage arrears. |
| 6,050,625 |
-1.37841 |
14.8388 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Oil workers strike demanding pay increases and housing bonuses. |
| 6,050,631 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Civil servants strike demanding payment of wage arrears. |
| 6,050,636 |
-1.37841 |
14.8388 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Public service employees strike halting telecommunications, fuel distribution, electricity and water supplies. |
| 6,050,642 |
-4.1166 |
13.0674 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Men recruited into military training take over their training camp demanding entry into the military as sergeants. |
| 6,050,648 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Non-commissioned officers take hold of defense ministry demanding changes to defense legislation. |
| 6,050,654 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Supporters of the new Kabila regime protest outside the Zairian embassy. |
| 6,050,661 |
-.87841302 |
15.3388 |
Republic of Congo |
|
|
| 6,050,667 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Former Cobra militia members riot over being refused positions within the government security forces. |
| 6,050,673 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Municipal workers strike demanding seven months of past due wages. |
| 6,050,679 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
University students strike over unpaid grants and study conditions. |
| 6,050,684 |
-.87841302 |
15.3388 |
Republic of Congo |
|
|
| 6,050,690 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Young voters store ballot centers protesting alleged fraud and being turned away for not having national identity cards. |
| 6,050,695 |
-3.3 |
15 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Ninja militia members attack a freight train carrying oil and industrial products. |
| 6,050,702 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Dispute between Ninja and Nsiloulous militia members over food sharing and financial resources. |
| 6,050,708 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
National School of Civil Service students and freelance journalists stage protests demanding entrance into the civil service. |
| 6,050,716 |
-1.37841 |
14.8388 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Teachers strike over pay and working conditions. |
| 6,050,722 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Sporadic gunfire heard after a dispute between Ninja militia members and police. Escalated to fighting between the two groups by the end of the week. |
| 6,050,727 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Fighting broke out between former rebels and soldiers when the former rebels entered the city to provide protection for their leader. |
| 6,050,732 |
-4.4924102 |
15.0722 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Former rebels stopped a train and robbed passengers in protest to the failure of their leader to take his post as peace minister. |
| 6,050,738 |
.0057000001 |
1.5556 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Protesters rioted at the burial service of former minister Jean-Pierre Thystere Tchicaya because they believed he had been possessed. |
| 6,050,744 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Mourners frustrated over government compensation for burial clothes hurled stones and engaged in fights after arms depot explosion that killed over 100. |
| 6,050,750 |
-1.8764 |
15.8644 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Opposition supporters stormed elections office demanding publication of results, threw stones at soldiers. Soldiers fired shots in air, 3 wounded by stray bullet. 2 wounded when struck by car of ruling party candidate, son-in-law of president. |
| 6,050,758 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Government troops attempted to arrest Colonel Marcel Tsourou in connection with an accidental explosion that killed hundreds in March. Tsourou resisted arrest |
| 6,050,767 |
-4.7691998 |
11.8663 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Police in Pointe-Noire arrested over 600 immigrants over the course of two days as the second phase of an operation to expel illegal immigrants, particularly those from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| 6,050,774 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Several thousand gathered in Brazzaville to protest the planned referendum that could allow for President Nguesso to serve a third term. |
| 6,050,783 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Tens of thousands of supporters of President Nguesso rallied in Brazzaville to show their support of the president, who has proposed a referendum to extend term limits. |
| 6,050,790 |
-4.7691998 |
11.8663 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Six to thirteen people were injured in clashes between police and protesters who gathered to oppose the proposed referendum that would allow President Nguesso to serve a third term. |
| 6,050,797 |
-4.2669001 |
15.2833 |
Republic of Congo |
|
After a ban on demonstrations was announced, protesters took to the streets to oppose an upcoming referendum that would extend President Nguesso's term limits; three police stations were burned; three people were killed in Brazzaville, and one was killed in Pointe-Noire. |
| 6,051,172 |
-1.2793 |
29.3517 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Riots occur in refugee camps over food delivery and thefts by machete wielding gangs. |
| 6,050,801 |
-4.7691998 |
11.8663 |
Republic of Congo |
|
After a ban on demonstrations was announced, protesters took to the streets to oppose an upcoming referendum that would extend President Nguesso's term limits; three police stations were burned; three people were killed in Brazzaville, and one was killed in Pointe-Noire. |
| 6,050,805 |
-4.1956 |
12.6733 |
Republic of Congo |
|
After a ban on demonstrations was announced, protesters took to the streets to oppose an upcoming referendum that would extend President Nguesso's term limits; three police stations were burned; three people were killed in Brazzaville, and one was killed in Pointe-Noire. |
| 6,050,811 |
-2.07583 |
30.070801 |
Republic of Congo |
|
Supporters of opposition parties across the country boycotted the referendum to decide on a third presidential term for Nguesso. |
| 6,050,816 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
An unauthorized demonstration organized by an opposition party occurs. The police open fire, killing 2. |
| 6,050,821 |
-11.6626 |
27.4797 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Government troops storm a university and kill between 50 and 150 students. The government claims the soldiers were there to quell violence between students, although the campus is the scene of anti-Mobuto oppositionism. |
| 6,050,827 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Government employees strike over pay. |
| 6,050,833 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Protesters demonstrate against the rising prices of basic foods. The demonstration degenerates into a riot in which several die due to government shootings. |
| 6,050,838 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Daily protests by students in favor of democracy. |
| 6,050,843 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Protesters run riot, smashing windows and looting shops to protest against get-rich-quick ponzi schemes promoted on government radio and TV. |
| 6,050,848 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
A pro-democracy protest ends when government soldiers use tear gas, water cannons, and truncheons. Some accuse the soldiers of opening fire, wounding at least 200 people. |
| 6,050,853 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Government forces fire on pro-democracy protesters, killing 16. |
| 6,050,858 |
-2.92028 |
23.7722 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Teachers strike, keeping schools closed for most of the school year. |
