16 May 1997
End of Mobutu Rule
His three-decade rule of Zaire collapses.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Kinshasa in Zaire. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
His three-decade rule of Zaire collapses.
Leaves the country as rebel forces approach Kinshasa.
Takes power after ADFL forces enter Kinshasa.
Rwandan and Ugandan support is crucial to his victory.
Sworn in as President of Zaire in a stadium in front of 35,000 people
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
The assassination of Kabila is part of a failed coup which is crushed
Death of Laurent-Desire Kabla, killed by a minister during an attack on the presidential palace
Provenance
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