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Lubumbashi University Violence Crisis

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Government / Government of the Congo. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1990Date range
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1Places

Chronological records

1990

Joseph-Desire MobutuMay 1990

Lubumbashi · Government / Government of the Congo

Faces domestic and international criticism after security forces are accused of killing students at Lubumbashi University.

Names involved

Joseph-Desire Mobutu

Provenance

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