AFDL Conquest of Congo
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Was the military invasion by the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire (AFDL), an alliance of African states and military groups that ended the regime of Mobutu Sese Soko in Zaire (modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo).
Chronology
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October 1996: AFDL conquest of Uvira.
February 1997: AFDL conquest of Kalemie.
March 1997: AFDL conquest of Kisangani.
October 1996: AFDL conquest of Bukavu.
November 1996: AFDL conquest of Butembo.
January 1997: AFDL conquest of Watsa.
March 1997: AFDL conquest of Kindu.
April 1997: AFDL conquest of Mbuji-Mayi.
April 1997: AFDL conquest of Lubumbashi.
April 1997: AFDL conquest of Bumba.
May 1997: AFDL conquest of Mbandaka.
May 1997: AFDL conquest of Kinshasa.
May 1997: Line of front based on available maps.
February 1997: AFDL conquest of Isiro.
November 1996: AFDL conquest of Goma.
April 1997: AFDL conquest of Kamina.
December 1996: AFDL conquest of Bunia.
March 1997: AFDL conquest of Kananga.
May 1997: AFDL conquest of Kenge.
Selected Sources
Der Spiegel 19/1997 p. 146
Der Spiegel 7/1997 p. 128
Der Spiegel 45/1996 p. 167
Johnson, D. (2009): Kongo, Kriege, Korruption und die Kunst des Überlebens, Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Stearns, J. (2012): Dancing in the Glory of Monsters, London (UK)
