| 6,051,178 |
-1.6792001 |
29.222799 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Ethnic violence, thuggery, and terror attacks occur throughout Goma and several Rwandan refugee camps. Gangs attack each other, and roving bands of Zairian soldiers rob refugees. |
| 6,051,182 |
-5.4499998 |
18.2833 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Ethnic violence, thuggery, and terror attacks occur throughout Goma and several Rwandan refugee camps. Gangs attack each other, and roving bands of Zairian soldiers rob refugees. |
| 6,051,186 |
-1.2793 |
29.3517 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Ethnic violence, thuggery, and terror attacks occur throughout Goma and several Rwandan refugee camps. Gangs attack each other, and roving bands of Zairian soldiers rob refugees. |
| 6,051,192 |
-1.56435 |
29.109699 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Hutu refugees attack each other, alleging collusion with the Rwandan Patriotic Front. Several incidents occur. |
| 6,051,197 |
-3 |
28.4667 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Zairian soldiers try to steal a Rwandan owned car. Infuriated refugees clash with the soldiers, who call in reinforcements that fire on the crowd. The next day, a crowd of refugees assaults a Reuters TV crew. |
| 6,051,203 |
-1.6792001 |
29.222799 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Rwandan refugees steal 50 Zairian cows and flee across the border. Cattle owners and butchers seek the help of thugs and for several hours stage riots in Goma and blockade the Mugunga refugee camp. |
| 6,051,209 |
-1.6792001 |
29.222799 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
A group of 6 Hutu militants accuse a fellow ethnic of being a spy for the Tutsis and invade an aid agency to kill him. |
| 6,051,216 |
-2.5153601 |
28.8451 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
An unknown assailant sets off a grenade, killing 5 refugees. The refugees then riot. |
| 6,051,221 |
-1.6792001 |
29.222799 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Violent demonstrations and riots in Goma over robberies by Zairian soldiers. Civilian mobs carjack aid workers. The violence causes Japan to withdraw its peacekeepers in the area. |
| 6,051,228 |
-1.22562 |
28.5161 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Factional violence erupts in a refugee camp. Hundreds of bandits believed to be Hutu militias take over the camp, forcing aid workers to flee. |
| 6,051,234 |
-1.28877 |
29.266199 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Militant and mob violence in the refugee camps leads to 6 deaths. Three foreign doctors are also killed. |
| 6,051,241 |
-1.39843 |
28.816 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Native Zairians and Hutus clash over ethnic issues and cattle. |
| 6,051,247 |
-1.1799999 |
29.450001 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Rioting refugees clash with Zairian troops, triggering a battle in which 15 die. During the violence, a British member of Action-Aid is kidnapped. |
| 6,051,253 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
A strike called by opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi turns Kinshasa into a ghost town. |
| 6,051,258 |
-2.92028 |
23.7722 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Civil servants strike over back wages. |
| 6,051,264 |
-3.42028 |
23.2722 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Refugees stone aid workers to protest a reduction in food rations. |
| 6,051,270 |
-2.1600001 |
29.049999 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Tutsi militias from Rwanda retaliate for cross-border raids by Hutus. They cross Lake Kivu from Rwanda and attack refugees on Iwinja island. They then go ashore on the Zairian side of the lake and attack a refugee camp. |
| 6,051,276 |
-1.2593 |
29.3307 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Unknown attackers ambush an aid convoy. |
| 6,051,283 |
-1.39843 |
28.816 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Disputes over land, cattle, and ethnic issues cause a clash between native Zairians and Banayrwanda, ethnic groups from Rwanda. Banayrwanda stage a massacre of native Zairians. |
| 6,051,288 |
-1.41519 |
28.0548 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Disputes over land, cattle, and ethnic issues cause a clash between native Zairians and Banayrwanda, ethnic groups from Rwanda. Banayrwanda stage a massacre of native Zairians. |
| 6,051,293 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
A series of protests erupts after the interim parliament announces that the first general elections in a decade would be postponed for another two years. |
| 6,051,298 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
12 people die in a opposition group demonstration. |
| 6,051,303 |
-3.42028 |
23.2722 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Men in military uniform rob and kill 4 Italian aid workers with Mondo Giusto plus two children. |
| 6,051,309 |
-1.6792001 |
29.222799 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
A bomb targeting the chief of the Zairian army explodes prematurely onboard a plane. No one is hurt. |
| 6,051,314 |
-.73096699 |
28.2568 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Unknown attack over unknown reasons in a largely unknown location. |
| 6,051,319 |
-1.39843 |
28.816 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Factional violence erupts near refugee camps. Local Hunde tribesmen attack Hutus, Hutus attack Tutsis, and Zairian soldiers fight everyone, looting and robbing as they go. |
| 6,051,329 |
-1.6792001 |
29.222799 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
A lieutenant colonel in a special army unit dies when he tries to disarm a drunken soldier with a grenade. The deaths trigger rioting between two army units that leave at least 50 dead, mostly civilians. |
| 6,051,336 |
.015015 |
29.523001 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Hutu rebels attack Rwandan soldiers in a national park. |
| 6,051,342 |
2.03 |
18.26 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Armed Hutus with rifles and machetes hunt down hundreds of Tutsis who had hidden in a Zairian church, killing at least 12. |
| 6,051,348 |
-1.6792001 |
29.222799 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Unknown gunmen ambush a military convoy, killing 7. |
| 6,051,354 |
-1.6792001 |
29.222799 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Angry Zairian soldiers blockade the airport to demand that troops wounded by unknown gunmen be transferred by plane to Kinshasa. |
| 6,051,359 |
-1.30366 |
29.5891 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Hostile elements cross the border from Uganda, killing 30 villagers. |
| 6,051,371 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Tens of thousands of people march to protest in favor of democratization. |
| 6,051,376 |
-.40000001 |
28.450001 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Zairian soldiers clash with Banyamulenge. Deaths and numbers are unknown. |
| 6,051,382 |
-3.0316 |
28.993601 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Marauders attack a Swedish missionary hospital and a Catholic missionary station, killing 40 people and committing many atrocities. The attackers are believed to be Tutsis angry that the hospitals were treating Hutus. |
| 6,051,387 |
-1.6792001 |
29.222799 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Unknown attackers kill three civilians. |
| 6,051,392 |
2.2832999 |
27.3333 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Armed men raid Bambu, killing between 50 and 60 civilians. The violence is ethnic in nature, although the factions are not reported. |
| 6,051,397 |
-2.95575 |
28.9963 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Tutsi militia attack Hutu refugees. |
| 6,051,403 |
-2.92028 |
23.7722 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
|
| 6,051,415 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Students protest and riot, demanding that the prime minister step down. They also protest outside the Burundi embassy to protest against the Tutsi-controlled government there. |
| 6,051,424 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
More than 10,000 students storm through the capital in stolen vehicles to demand the resignation of the prime minister. They condemn and attack foreign journalists, accusing them of being Rwandans. Government forces shoot dead three students. |
| 6,051,431 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Carrying the coffin of a slain student over their heads, rioting students storm Parliament to demand the resignation of the prime minister, accused of allowing rebels to take over eastern Zaire. Protests continue the next day. |
| 6,051,436 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Students call for a mass business boycott to rally against the government. Shop owners and public transport workers strike. Students line the road to the airport, blocking passage. Soldiers use tear gas when rioters throw rocks at an EU dele |
| 6,051,444 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
About 5000 protesters take to the streets demanding that Etienne Tshisekedi be returned to the prime minister's office. Police use clubs. |
| 6,051,449 |
-2.5153601 |
28.8451 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Unknown men attack Bukavu. |
| 6,051,454 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Dozens of journalists employed by state run TV and radio surround the French embassy to demand that France not pursue charges against Zaire's ambassador to that country. |
| 6,051,460 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Protesters gather outside the home of Etienne Tshisekedi, the main opposition leader, to demand that Mobutu resign. They also cheer for the rebel leader Laurent Kabila. |
| 6,051,467 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Protesters gather to demand that Mobutu resign. Government forces arrest and beat the leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress. |
| 6,051,473 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
About 200 protesters demonstrate outside the US embassy, blaming it for the civil war. |
| 6,051,478 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Pro-Tshisekedi supporters riot outside of parliament as it discusses ousting him as prime minister. Police break up the riot with tear gas and clubs. |
