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1995 in Zaire

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1995
in
Zaire

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See also:History of Zaire

The following lists events that happened during 1995 in Zaire.

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Events

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Date event
FC Les Anges (later called FC MK Etanchéité, FC Max Mokey), a football club, is founded in Kinshasa.[1]
Munzihirwa Centre is founded by the Society of Jesus in Kinshasa.
Late in the year there is a sharp rise in violence in North Kivu, with Zairian soldiers and various rival militia groups involved. The well armed and organized Hutu militias generally have the upper hand. Thousands of Tutsi are forced to flee to Rwanda.[2]
November Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Zaïrois is dissolved and operation of the Zaire railways is ceded to the newly formed Sizarail.[3]

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References

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Sources

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  • Bobb, F. Scott (2010), "Railways", Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (PDF) (3 ed.), Scarecrow Press, ISBN 978-0-8108-6325-5, retrieved 31 March 2021
  • Kubusch, Lars; Schöggl, Hans (2021), Congo-Kinshasa (DR Congo, Zaire) - Foundation Dates of Clubs, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, retrieved 19 April 2021
  • Longman, Timothy (July 1996), "Zaire. Forced to Flee. Violence Against the Tutsis in Zaire", HRW reports, 8 (2 (A)), Human Rights Watch, retrieved 18 April 2021