MLC
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The Movement for the Liberation of the Congo was a faction during the Second Congo War (1998-2003).
Establishment
November 1998: At the end of 1998, the MLC controlled large parts of the province of Orientale.
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.
December 1998: The rebel group MLC led by Jean-Pierre Bemba conquers Lisala and Gemena in early December.
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.Second Congo War
Was a civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where several rebel groups, some of them with the support of foregin countries, tried to overthrow the central government of Kinshasa led by Laurent-Désiré Kabila, who had become president after the the end of First Congo War in 1997. The conflict ended with the Pretoria Accord (2002) between the major factions of the war.
1.1.1.Northern Theatre (Second Congo War)
Was the theatre of war in the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo during the Second Congo War.
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.
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.
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.
1.1.2.Pretoria Accord
Was a treaty that ended the Second Congo War. It involved the major factions of the conflict, but not all, and in some regions of Congo conflicts continue to this day.
June 2003: The Pretoria Accord (" Accord Global et Inclusif") ended the Second Congo War. Rwandan forces withdrew from Congo. On April 7th Kabila was sworn in as interim president, in the following months more and more UN troops arrived in the country. The new government took office on June 30.
Disestablishment
June 2003: The Pretoria Accord (" Accord Global et Inclusif") ended the Second Congo War. Rwandan forces withdrew from Congo. On April 7th Kabila was sworn in as interim president, in the following months more and more UN troops arrived in the country. The new government took office on June 30.
