Rally for Congolese Democracy

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The Rally for Congolese Democracy was a major Rwandan- and Ugandan-backed rebel movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that played a central role in the Second Congo War and later evolved into a political party.

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Label Occurrences
Rally for Congolese Democracy canonical 4

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political party
rebel movement
accusedOf human rights abuses
war crimes
activeIn North Kivu Province
surface form: North Kivu

Orientale Province
South Kivu
eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
alliedWith Rwandan Patriotic Front
surface form: Rwandan Patriotic Army

Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces
surface form: Ugandan People’s Defence Force
backedBy Rwandan government
Government of Uganda
surface form: Ugandan government
conflict Second Congo War
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
ethnicBase Tutsi-aligned elements in eastern Congo
evolvedInto political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
formedDuring Second Congo War
goal control of resource-rich areas in eastern Congo
overthrow Laurent-Désiré Kabila
ideology anti-Kabila
notableFor major role in the Second Congo War
opposedTo Congolese Armed Forces
surface form: Forces Armées Congolaises

Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
surface form: Laurent-Désiré Kabila government
participatedIn Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement process
roleIn Congo peace negotiations
shortName RCD
status defunct rebel movement
supportedBy Rwanda
Uganda
transitionedTo participant in post-war transitional political institutions

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Congo War involvedParty Rally for Congolese Democracy
Africa’s World War mainBelligerent Rally for Congolese Democracy
Mai-Mai militias opposedTo Rally for Congolese Democracy
Laurent-Désiré Kabila opponent Rally for Congolese Democracy