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1997 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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1997
in
the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Decades:
See also:Other events of 1997
History of the DRC
1997 in Zaire

The following lists events that happened during 1997 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Events

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Date event
16 May First Congo War concludes when forces under Laurent-Désiré Kabila enter Kinshasa
17 May Zaire is renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo. Bank of Zaire becomes Central Bank of the Congo
27 May Decree Law No. 3 defines a structure with a president, government, courts and tribunals.[1]
29 May Kabila announces schedule for the transition to democracy. Elections are to be held in May 1999.[1]
1 July Ismail Tutu'emoto and Bunia Luminangulu disappear. They had returned from exile to support the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (AFDL), but had criticized Kabila, which seems to have led to their arrest.[1]
28 October Professor Kalele Ka Bila and Jean-Francois Kabanda are arrested for calling on citizens to overthrow the "Tutsi invaders". Both were supporters of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS).[1]

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References

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Sources

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  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1997, US State Department, 30 January 1998, retrieved 19 April 2021