Eastern Theatre (Second Congo War)
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Was the theatre of war in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo during the Second Congo War.
Chronology
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January 2002: The RCD-Kisingani (RCD-K), which was under Ugandan influence, split into the RCD-Mouvement de Libération (RCD-ML) and RCD-National (RCD-N). The RCD-ML allied itself with the central government in Kinshasa and established its dominion in the north of North Kivu province and parts of the Ituri district, the RCD-N remained an ally of Uganda.
August 1998: On August 2, 1998, just under a week after Kabila's withdrawal request from Rwanda, the Congolese Army's 10th Brigade (consisting mainly of Banyamulenge), stationed in Goma, declared its departure from President Kabila. Its commander announced on the radio that the nepotism and corruption under Kabila was condemned and that the army had come to the decision to oust the president;[37] Goma subsequently fell to the rebels without any major fighting.
August 1998: The strategically important cities of Bukavu and Goma fell under the control of the RCD rebels, as did Uvira, where fighting began on August 4th.
August 1998: In the second week of fighting, Beni and Butembu fell on the Ugandan border.
August 1998: The Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD) took control of Bunia with the support of Ugandan troops.
August 1998: In 1998, Kalemies, a renowned military leader and ruler, successfully conquered the territory of RCD on August 26th. This victory solidified Kalemies' reputation as a powerful and strategic leader in the region.
November 1998: In 1998, during the Second Congo War, the rebel group RCD captured the cities of Moba and Kongolo in Katanga. This was part of their campaign to overthrow the government of President Laurent Kabila.
January 1999: Nyunzu and Pweto are conquered by the RCD.
April 1999: Due to these differences, the RCD increasingly split into a camp close to Rwanda and a camp close to Uganda under the leadership of dia Wamba; while the Rwanda-affiliated continued to maintain its operations center in Goma, dia Wamba's constituency moved their headquarters to Kisangani in early 1999.
April 2000: The Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD) made another advance to the west in Kasai, where heavy fighting broke out again with Zimbabweans and Namibians. The areas controlled by rebels had reached their greatest extent in March 2000.
August 1998: In 1998, rebels in the east, led by the Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD), captured Kisangani.
August 1998: In 1998, Bukavu was a territory in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The troops stationed there were part of the rebel group RCD (Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie). They announced that they would no longer recognize the local rulers, challenging the authority in the region.
October 1998: Kindu is captured by the Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie rebels on October 12.
