6,051,483 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Thousands of protesters try to push past a line of police to carry Etienne Tshisekedi into the prime minister's office. |
6,051,488 |
-2.92028 |
23.7722 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
General strike called in opposition to Mobutu in Kinshasa and the five provinces that remain under government control. Several marches and protests occur, and soldiers fire on them, but no one is hurt. |
6,051,494 |
.51928502 |
25.1961 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Rwandan refugees kill seven villagers. |
6,051,499 |
.51928502 |
25.1961 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Local Zairians hurl stones at UN vehicles and loot a WFP depot to protest the killing of Zairian villagers by Rwandan refugees. |
6,051,506 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Several hundred students and supporters of an opposition political party demonstrate against Laurent Kabila in the first such protest in the capital. |
6,051,513 |
-11.6626 |
27.4797 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Hotel staff strike because rebels have not paid their bills in a rebel controlled city. |
6,051,520 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
A citywide general strike is called by the opposition to protest against the issuance of a 100,000 Zaire bank note and to demand that Mobutu resign. |
6,051,525 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
The immigration service strikes over back pay, stopping traffic on the river between Kinshasa and Brazzaville. |
6,051,531 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Violence erupts after the government falls and rebels enter the capital. Widespread looting. Civilians take revenge on former regime soldiers. Most of the dead are civilians caught in the cross-fire. |
6,051,537 |
.51928502 |
25.1961 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Troops from the rebel army (now considered to be the government actor after the fall of Mobutu) shoot and kill a Hutu student. |
6,051,544 |
-11.6626 |
27.4797 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Professors fearing pay cuts strike after the new government reduced tuition at the University of Lumumbashi. |
6,051,549 |
.51928502 |
25.1961 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Hutu protesters demonstrate against the killing of a student the day before. |
6,051,555 |
-1.6792001 |
29.222799 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Various religious and professional groups demonstrate with more the 10,000 people in support of the self-proclaimed president, Laurent Kabila. |
6,051,563 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Anti-government protest. Kabila's troops disperse the demonstration. |
6,051,997 |
-2.5153601 |
28.8451 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
A local militia attacks the rebel RCD to protest the arrest of their leader. |
6,051,568 |
-3.4078 |
29.135401 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Anti-government protest after 10 people are killed during a night of violence and kidnappings. Kabila's troops fire on the demonstrators, killing dozens. |
6,051,573 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
About 2000 people protest against the new president, Laurent Kabila. Government (ex-rebel) troops beat the protesters. |
6,051,578 |
-1.5828 |
28.986099 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Unknown men attack a group of Rwandan children and a civilian aid worker. |
6,051,585 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Several hundred protesters march against the new government. |
6,051,590 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Anti-government protest. Kabila's troops disperse the demonstration. |
6,051,595 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Opposition parties protest against the new government, demanding that unbanning of political activity. The police use tear gas and violently beat several people. Seven people are clubbed to death. |
6,051,602 |
-11.6626 |
27.4797 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Students demonstrate against the death of a fellow student shot dead by the military. |
6,051,607 |
-3.42028 |
23.2722 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Anti-government protest. 50 youth wing members of an opposition political party are subsequently arrested and tortured. |
6,051,614 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Thousands of Laurent Kabila's supporters protest Western demands for an investigation into the massacre of refugees during the war by the rebels now controlling the government. |
6,051,621 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
50 soldiers riot to protest the government's failure to pay their wages. |
6,051,626 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
A gun battle occurs between rival groups of soldiers loyal to Laurent Kabila. |
6,051,631 |
-2.5153601 |
28.8451 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Former Zairean army soldiers attack Bukavu. |
6,051,637 |
.49291399 |
29.830601 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Rebels attack a Ugandan refugee camp. |
6,051,644 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Demonstration in front of the French embassy to protest again France's position toward DRC and its alleged involvement with the rebels. |
6,051,649 |
-1.6792001 |
29.222799 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Mai Mai and Hutus attack the Tutsi rebels controlling Goma. |
6,051,658 |
-1.6792001 |
29.222799 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Women protest in rebel-held Goma, demanding that the government negotiate with the rebels. |
6,051,663 |
-2.5153601 |
28.8451 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Mai Mai attack rebels controlling Bukavu. |
6,051,668 |
1.85 |
29.9667 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Ethnic war between Hema and Lendu leads to 5000 deaths. Ugandan troops are accused of siding with the Hema. |
6,051,676 |
1.83333 |
29.5 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Ethnic groups battle over land rights. 370 killed when Wahema pastoralists are killed by Balendu farmers. |
6,051,681 |
-2.5153601 |
28.8451 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Street protests erupt when Catholic Archbishop Emmanuel Kataliko is expelled from the city by the rebels. |
6,051,687 |
-2.5153601 |
28.8451 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Inhabitants stage a series of protests over the fact that Rwandan soldiers are present in Bukavu supporting rebels. |
6,051,693 |
-1.6792001 |
29.222799 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
A general strike in rebel-held Goma over unknown causes. |
6,051,698 |
-1.6792001 |
29.222799 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Hutu militias kill dozens in and around Goma throughout July. |
6,051,704 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
A gunfight erupts around the house of opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi. |
6,051,710 |
-2.5153601 |
28.8451 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
News of the death of Catholic Archbishop Emmanuel Kataliko sparks riots in Bukavu. |
6,051,715 |
-6.3439598 |
23.5753 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
A demonstration occurs outside the home of a local government official named president of the Rwandan backed wing of the Congolese Rally for Democracy. Rwandan soldiers backing the rebels open fire on the demonstrators, killing 20. |
6,051,721 |
2.18401 |
30.8064 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Lendu armed with spears and guns attack a Hema village, killing an unknown number and creating some 5000 refugees who flee into Uganda. |
6,051,728 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
President Laurent Kabila is shot dead by a bodyguard in the presence of generals he angered by sacking. |
6,051,735 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
The military abducts and kills 11 Lebanese migrant workers because they are suspected of being involved in Kabila's assassination. |
6,051,741 |
1.5666699 |
30.25 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Lendu and Ngiti attack Bunia to destroy a Ugandan helicopter that has been used against them. The Ugandans drive back the attack, and then the Lendu and Ngiti militia attack Hema families, killing at least 50. |
6,051,750 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Tens of thousands of people march in favor of new president Joseph Kabila. |
6,051,756 |
1.85 |
29.9667 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Gunmen ambush and kill 6 Red Cross workers. The gunmen are later accused of belonging to the Ugandan army. |
6,051,761 |
-11.6626 |
27.4797 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Rival fans invade a soccer match, triggering a riot and a stampede. |
6,051,766 |
-1.6792001 |
29.222799 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Students demonstrate to call on the rebels in charge of Goma to accept a government offer to pay salary arrears to civil servants. Rebel troops fire into the crowd, killing 1. |
6,051,772 |
1.4333 |
30.0333 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Ngiti tribesmen ambush Ugandan soldiers they believe murdered a member of the tribe. |