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Goma in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Goma in Zaire. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records4 event labels1 people1994–1994

Historical events in Goma

1994

July 1994
Goma Cholera Crisis
Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu Banga Mobutu · Rwandan Genocide

Faces a massive humanitarian emergency in camps around Goma.

July 1994
Goma Refugee Crisis
Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu Banga Mobutu · Rwandan Genocide

Refugee camps rapidly develop around Goma and Bukavu.

July 1994
Rwandan Refugee Emergency
Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu Banga Mobutu · Rwandan Genocide

Cholera kills tens of thousands of Rwandan refugees.

July 1994
Rwandan Refugees Enter Zaire
Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu Banga Mobutu · Rwandan Genocide

Allows huge numbers of Rwandan refugees to enter eastern Zaire.

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