1965 ⟶ Mobutu Seizes Power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
November 24 – 25: Congo Crisis ends; Joseph Mobutu becomes 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.⟶
Cold WarDictatorshipMilitary CoupZairePost-ColonialismAfrican PoliticsPolitical InstabilityAuthoritarianism
Democratic Republic of the Congo🪖 Idi Amin's Coup d'état in Uganda
January 25: Idi Amin seizes power in Uganda.⟶
Military CoupDictatorshipCold WarIdi AminPolitical InstabilityPost-ColonialismUganda
Uganda🇨🇩 Mobutu Renames Republic of the Congo as Zaire
DecolonizationDictatorshipCold WarAfrican HistoryPost-ColonialismMobutu Sese SekoNationalismPolitical TransitionZaire
Democratic Republic of the Congo🦠 First Ebola Outbreak in Zaire
First outbreak of the Ebola virus in Zaire.⟶
DiseaseEpidemicPublic HealthMedical HistoryZaireInfectious Disease
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🕊️ 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.⟶
DiplomacyAssassinationPolitical ViolenceInternational Relations
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Italy