Permanent historical factsheet

Restoration of Country Name

Name: Restoration of Country Name – Democratic Republic of the Congo factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

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

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1997Date range

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1Places

Chronological records

1997

Laurent-Desire Kabila17 May 1997

Kinshasa · Government / Government of the Congo

Kabila restores the name Democratic Republic of the Congo after taking power.

Names involved

Laurent-Desire Kabila

Provenance

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