25th anniversary: The First Congo War came to an end when Laurent-Désiré Kabila proclaimed...
History · Anniversaries · Tue, May 17, 2022
1997: The First Congo War came to an end when Laurent-Désiré Kabila proclaimed himself president of Zaire, which was also renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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- 2026-09-25: added to 2022-05-17