1976 ⟶ First Ebola Outbreak in Zaire
First outbreak of the Ebola virus in Zaire.
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👑 Mobutu Seizes Power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
November 24 – 25: Congo Crisis ends; Joseph Mobutu becomes dictator of the Congo.⟶
Cold WarDictatorshipMilitary CoupZairePost-ColonialismAfrican PoliticsPolitical InstabilityAuthoritarianism
Democratic Republic of the Congo🇨🇩 Mobutu Renames Republic of the Congo as Zaire
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Democratic Republic of the Congo🦠 First Ebola Outbreak in Zaire
First outbreak of the Ebola virus in Zaire.⟶
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Democratic Republic of the Congo🇨🇩 Kabila Overthrows Mobutu; Zaire Renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo
May 17: Kabila ousts Mobutu; Zaire becomes the Democratic Republic of the Congo.⟶
Political TransitionCivil WarAfrican HistoryPost-ColonialismDictatorshipRegime ChangeCold War AftermathMobutu Sese Seko
Democratic Republic of the Congo🦠 West African Ebola Epidemic
The worst Ebola epidemic in recorded history occurs in West Africa, infecting nearly 30,000 people and resulting in the deaths of 11,000+.⟶
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