2021 ⟶ Italian Ambassador Luca Attanasio Murdered in Democratic Republic of the Congo
February 22: Luca Attanasio, the Italian ambassador to the D...
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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.⟶
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Democratic Republic of the Congo🇨🇩 Mobutu Renames Republic of the Congo as 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.⟶
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Democratic Republic of the Congo💣 Assassination of Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov in Ankara
Andrei Karlov, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, is assassinated at an art exhibition in Ankara.⟶
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Russia🕊️ Italian Ambassador Luca Attanasio Murdered in Democratic Republic of the Congo
February 22: Luca Attanasio, the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is murdered near Goma.⟶
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Italy🤝 Somalia Joins the East African Community
November 24: Somalia admitted to East African Community.⟶
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