First Congo War
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The First Congo War was a 1996–1997 conflict in Central Africa that overthrew Zairean dictator Mobutu Sese Seko and brought Laurent-Désiré Kabila to power, marking the beginning of prolonged regional instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| First Congo War (1996–1997) | 0 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African war
→
armed conflict → civil war → war → |
| alsoKnownAs |
First Congo War
→
surface form:
First Congo War (1996–1997)
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| belligerent |
Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire
→
Angola → Burundi → Forces Armées Zaïroises → Mobutu Sese Seko loyalist forces → Rwanda → Uganda → Congolese Armed Forces →
surface form:
Zairean Armed Forces
|
| cause |
presence of Rwandan Hutu militias in eastern Zaire
→
regional security concerns of Rwanda and Uganda → weakening of Mobutu Sese Seko regime → |
| commander |
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
→
Mobutu Sese Seko → Paul Kagame → Yoweri Museveni → |
| conflictType | interstate and internal conflict → |
| country |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
→
Zaire NERFINISHED → |
| endDate | 1997-05-16 → |
| endedWith | Laurent-Désiré Kabila becoming president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo → |
| followedBy | Second Congo War → |
| impact |
destabilization of the Great Lakes region of Africa
→
large-scale human rights abuses → mass displacement of civilians → |
| locatedIn |
Central Africa
→
Great Lakes Region of Africa →
surface form:
Great Lakes region of Africa
|
| partOf |
Second Congo War
→
surface form:
Congo Wars
|
| precededBy |
Burundian Civil War
→
Rwandan Civil War → 1994 Rwandan genocide →
surface form:
Rwandan genocide
|
| primaryTheater |
Ituri Province
→
surface form:
eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ituri Province →
surface form:
eastern Zaire
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| result |
accession of Laurent-Désiré Kabila to power
→
beginning of prolonged regional instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo → end of the state of Zaire → overthrow of Mobutu Sese Seko → renaming of Zaire to the Democratic Republic of the Congo → withdrawal of Rwandan Hutu refugee camps from eastern Zaire → |
| significantEvent |
capture of Kisangani
→
fall of Kinshasa → fall of Lubumbashi → flight of Mobutu Sese Seko into exile → |
| startDate | 1996-10-24 → |
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this entity surface form:
First Congo War (1996–1997)