Birth of Laurent-Desire Kabila27 November 1939
Birth of Laurent-Desire Kabila
Historical person
Laurent-Desire Kablila Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Laurent-Desire Kablila, based on 10 World History Database records associated with Zaire.
10 records1939–20019 events4 places
Chronological biography
1939
1967
PRP1967
Founds the Popular Revolutionary Party in exile
Reballion of Rebels in Kivu1967
Creates a secessionist Marxist state in South Kivu wth the help of China
1988
Reballion of Rebels in Kivu1988
The PRP secessionst state comes to an end & Kabila is believed dead
1997
Hailed by US Secretary of State Albright as a strong new leader1997
Hailed by US Secretary of State Albright as a "strong new leader" & a "beacon of hope"
President of Zaire17 May 1997
Appointed President of Zaire
Inauguration29 May 1997
Sworn in as President of Zaire in a stadium in front of 35,000 people
2001
Assassination of Laurent-Desire Kablila16 January 2001
The assassination of Kabila is part of a failed coup which is crushed. Killed by a rebel minister during an attack on the presidential palace
Coup16 January 2001
The assassination of Kabila is part of a failed coup which is crushed
Death of Laurent-Desire Kablila16 January 2001
Death of Laurent-Desire Kabla, killed by a minister during an attack on the presidential palace
Titles and roles
President of Zaire
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.