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Period: Sep 3, 1200 to
DR of Congo Timespan
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Nov 20, 1200
Empire of Kongo
Angolian rise of the Empire of Kongo in present day Central Africa -
Belgian Beginnings in the Congo
Belgian King,Leopold II, hires a British explorer named Henry Stanly to take order in the Congo. -
Belgian Control
Belgian forces take control of the Kantaga region of the Congo- hense name of the city Leopoldville. -
Annexation
Belgium annexes the entire DRC -
Congo Fights Back
Nationalist riots in Leopoldville and the Katanga region result in the Belgian loss of control in the Congo. -
Period: to
Poisonwood Bible
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Congo Independence
Patrice Lumumba takes over the Congo as Prime minister and declares DR Congo's independence -
Katanga Independent
Moise Tshombe declares Katanga indepedent because of Congoleese army's rebellions. -
Beginning of Mobutu
Joseph Mobutu leads a government overthrow lasting several years until finally naming himself prime minister in 1971 -
After Mobutu
Rebels of Mobutu helped by Rawanda troops capture the capital of Kinshasa (formerly Leopoldville). They name the country to DRC from it's former name under Mobutu, Zaire. -
The Great African War
The second most deadly war since WWII started in 1998 and officially ended until 2003, but has remained an ongoing conflict today. -
An Ongoing Problem
Rebels move in on Eastern DRC and attact city of Goma. -
August
United nations engage Kataneese soldiers
