Laurent-Désiré Kabila

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head of state human politician revolutionary

Laurent-Désiré Kabila was a Congolese revolutionary and politician who became president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997 after overthrowing Mobutu Sese Seko and led the country during the early years of the Second Congo War.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Laurent-Désiré Kabila canonical 10
Kabila 1
Zairian government of Mobutu Sese Seko 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state ⓘ
human ⓘ
politician ⓘ
revolutionary ⓘ
alliedWith Rwandan Patriotic Front ⓘ
surface form: Rwanda Patriotic Army (early First Congo War)

First Congo War ⓘ
surface form: Uganda (early First Congo War)
alsoKnownAs Mzee Kabila ⓘ
birthDate 1939-11-27 ⓘ
birthPlace Belgian Congo (as associated territory) ⓘ
surface form: Belgian Congo

Jadotville ⓘ
Katanga ⓘ
cameToPowerBy armed rebellion ⓘ
causeOfDeath assassination ⓘ
gunshot wound ⓘ
child Joseph Kabila ⓘ
surface form: Jaynet Kabila

Joseph Kabila ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
surface form: Zaire
deathDate 2001-01-16 ⓘ
deathPlace Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Kinshasa ⓘ
ethnicGroup Luba ⓘ
familyName Laurent-Désiré Kabila self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Kabila
founded Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire ⓘ
fullName Laurent-Désiré Kabila self-link ⓘ
givenName Laurent-Désiré ⓘ
ideology Marxism ⓘ
languageSpoken French ⓘ
Swahili ⓘ
movement Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire ⓘ
notableFor overthrowing Mobutu Sese Seko ⓘ
occupation rebel leader ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
officeAssumedOn 1997-05-17 ⓘ
opponent Mobutu Sese Seko ⓘ
Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire ⓘ
surface form: Movement for the Liberation of the Congo

Rally for Congolese Democracy ⓘ
participatedIn First Congo War ⓘ
Second Congo War ⓘ
politicalAffiliation People's Revolution Party ⓘ
positionHeld President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
predecessor Mobutu Sese Seko ⓘ
rebelBase Fizi ⓘ
regionOfActivity eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
surface form: eastern Congo
religion Christianity ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Sifa Mahanya ⓘ
successor Joseph Kabila ⓘ
termEnd 2001-01-16 ⓘ

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

Second Congo War → keyLeaderOnOneSide → Laurent-Désiré Kabila ⓘ
First Congo War → commander → Laurent-Désiré Kabila ⓘ
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo → officeHoldersInclude → Laurent-Désiré Kabila ⓘ
Africa’s World War → involves → Laurent-Désiré Kabila ⓘ
Laurent-Désiré Kabila → fullName → Laurent-Désiré Kabila self-link ⓘ
Laurent-Désiré Kabila → familyName → Laurent-Désiré Kabila self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kabila
Joseph Kabila → predecessor → Laurent-Désiré Kabila ⓘ
Mobutu Sese Seko → successor → Laurent-Désiré Kabila ⓘ
Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire → leader → Laurent-Désiré Kabila ⓘ
Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire → overthrew → Laurent-Désiré Kabila ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zairian government of Mobutu Sese Seko
Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire → formedBy → Laurent-Désiré Kabila ⓘ
Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire → installedAsPresident → Laurent-Désiré Kabila ⓘ