Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (AFDL)
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Was a faction during the First Congo War.
Establishment
October 1996: AFDL conquest of Uvira.
October 1996: AFDL conquest of Bukavu.
November 1996: AFDL conquest of Goma.
November 1996: AFDL conquest of Butembo.
December 1996: AFDL conquest of Bunia.
Chronology
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Is a series of wars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that started shortly after its independence from Belgium in 1960. The conflicts, that continue to this day, mainly consist of revolts against the central government caused by local ethnic secessionist movements.
1.1.First Congo War
Was a civil war in Zaire (modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) that culminated in a foreign invasion that replaced Zairean president Mobutu Sese Seko with the rebel leader Laurent-Désiré Kabila.
1.1.1.AFDL Conquest of Congo
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).
January 1997: AFDL conquest of Watsa.
February 1997: AFDL conquest of Isiro.
February 1997: AFDL conquest of Kalemie.
March 1997: AFDL conquest of Kindu.
March 1997: AFDL conquest of Kisangani.
March 1997: AFDL conquest of Kananga.
April 1997: AFDL conquest of Mbuji-Mayi.
April 1997: AFDL conquest of Kamina.
April 1997: AFDL conquest of Lubumbashi.
April 1997: AFDL conquest of Bumba.
May 1997: AFDL conquest of Kenge.
May 1997: AFDL conquest of Mbandaka.
May 1997: AFDL conquest of Kinshasa.
May 1997: Line of front based on available maps.
Disestablishment
January 1997: AFDL conquest of Watsa.
February 1997: AFDL conquest of Isiro.
February 1997: AFDL conquest of Kalemie.
March 1997: AFDL conquest of Kindu.
March 1997: AFDL conquest of Kananga.
March 1997: AFDL conquest of Kisangani.
April 1997: AFDL conquest of Mbuji-Mayi.
April 1997: AFDL conquest of Kamina.
April 1997: AFDL conquest of Lubumbashi.
April 1997: AFDL conquest of Bumba.
May 1997: AFDL conquest of Kenge.
May 1997: AFDL conquest of Mbandaka.
May 1997: AFDL conquest of Kinshasa.
May 1997: Line of front based on available maps.
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)
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