Northern Theatre (Second Congo War)
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Was the theatre of war in the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo during the Second Congo War.
Chronology
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November 1998: On November 7, Jean-Pierre Bemba announced the existence of a new rebel organization in the north of the country, the Mouvement de Liberation du Congo (MLC). On November 17, the MLC rebels together with the Ugandan UPDF soldiers conquered Bumba, which is almost 300 kilometers northeast of Kisangani.
April 1999: The forces of Kabila loose the town of Zongo to the Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC).
June 1999: MLC in control of almost the entire province of Équateur until the end of May 1999.
April 1999: In 1999, the town of Gbadolite was conquered by the rebel group MLC, led by former Congolese president Mobutu Sese Seko's son, Jean-Pierre Bemba. Gbadolite was Mobutu's hometown and a symbol of his lavish lifestyle during his dictatorship.
December 1999: At the beginning of November, the armistice agreement was terminated by the MLC and a new offensive started. By the end of December, the MLC controlled the entire north of the country, up to the border with the Republic of Congo.
December 1998: The rebel group MLC led by Jean-Pierre Bemba conquers Lisala and Gemena in early December.
November 1998: At the end of 1998, the MLC controlled large parts of the province of Orientale.
