Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo and Zaire

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo and Zaire

Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo vs. Zaire

The Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire (AFDL or ADFLC) was a coalition of Rwandan, Ugandan, Burundian, and selected Congolese dissidents, disgruntled minority groups, and nations that toppled Mobutu Sese Seko and brought Laurent-Désiré Kabila to power in the First Congo War. Zaire, officially the Republic of Zaire (République du Zaïre), was the name for the Democratic Republic of the Congo that existed between 1971 and 1997 in Central Africa.

Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola; Kikongo, Kimbundu and Repubilika ya Ngola), is a country in Southern Africa.

Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo and Angola · Angola and Zaire · See more »

Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC)) is the state organisation responsible for defending the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo and Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo · Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zaire · See more »

Banyamulenge

Banyamulenge, sometimes called "Tutsi Congolese", is a term historically referring to the ethnic Tutsi concentrated on the High Plateau of South Kivu, in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, close to the Burundi-Congo-Rwanda border.

Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo and Banyamulenge · Banyamulenge and Zaire · See more »

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo), also known as DR Congo, the DRC, Congo-Kinshasa or simply the Congo, is a country located in Central Africa.

Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zaire · See more »

First Congo War

The First Congo War (1996–1997) was a foreign invasion of Zaire led by Rwanda that replaced President Mobutu Sésé Seko with the rebel leader Laurent-Désiré Kabila.

Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo and First Congo War · First Congo War and Zaire · See more »

Hutu

The Hutu, also known as the Abahutu, are a Bantu ethnic group native to African Great Lakes region of Africa, primarily area now under Burundi and Rwanda.

Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo and Hutu · Hutu and Zaire · See more »

Interahamwe

The Interahamwe is a Hutu paramilitary organization.

Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo and Interahamwe · Interahamwe and Zaire · See more »

Katanga Province

Katanga was one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1966 and 2015, when it was split into the Tanganyika, Haut-Lomami, Lualaba and Haut-Katanga provinces.

Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo and Katanga Province · Katanga Province and Zaire · See more »

Kinshasa

Kinshasa (formerly Léopoldville (Léopoldville or Dutch)) is the capital and the largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo and Kinshasa · Kinshasa and Zaire · See more »

Laurent-Désiré Kabila

Laurent-Désiré Kabila (November 27, 1939 – January 16, 2001), or simply Laurent Kabila (US), was a Congolese revolutionary and politician who served as the third President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from May 17, 1997, when he overthrew Mobutu Sese Seko, until his assassination by one of his bodyguards on January 16, 2001.

Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo and Laurent-Désiré Kabila · Laurent-Désiré Kabila and Zaire · See more »

List of heads of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This article lists the heads of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) since the country's independence in 1960.

Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo and List of heads of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo · List of heads of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zaire · See more »

Mobutu Sese Seko

Marshal Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga (born Joseph-Désiré Mobutu; 14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997) was the military dictator and President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (which Mobutu renamed Zaire in 1971) from 1965 to 1997.

Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo and Mobutu Sese Seko · Mobutu Sese Seko and Zaire · See more »

Rwandan genocide

The Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, was a genocidal mass slaughter of Tutsi in Rwanda by members of the Hutu majority government.

Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo and Rwandan genocide · Rwandan genocide and Zaire · See more »