Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Glossary

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1. 272 relations: Adjutant, AFDL, Africa Confidential, Aimé Ngoy Mukena, Albert Kalonji, Allied Democratic Forces, Amnesty International, Angola, Antoine Gizenga, Armed Forces & Society, Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Armoured personnel carrier, Army general (France), Artillery, Émile Janssens, Équateur (former province), Bandalungwa, Bandundu Province, Banyamulenge, Bas-Uélé, Battalion, Battle of Kinsangani (1997), Battle of Kolwezi, Battle of Quifangondo, Baudouin Liwanga Mata, Belgian Congo, Belgian Land Component, Belgium, Bengo River, BM-21 Grad, BMP-1, Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Brigade, Brookings Institution, Bukavu, Cameroon, Célestin Mbala, Central African Republic, Central African Republic Civil War, Central Intelligence Agency, Chad, Charter of the United Nations, Chief of staff, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Christian Tshiwewe Songesha, Christophe Gbenye, Civil Guard (Zaire), Cold War, Colette Braeckman, College of Commissioners-General, ... Expand index (222 more) »

2. Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Adjutant

Adjutant is a military appointment given to an officer who assists the commanding officer with unit administration, mostly the management of human resources in an army unit.

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AFDL

The Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire (ADFLC; Alliance des Forces Démocratiques pour la Libération du Congo-Zaïre), also known by the French acronym AFDL, was a coalition of Rwandan, Ugandan, Burundian, and Congolese dissidents, disgruntled minority groups, and nations that toppled Mobutu Sese Seko and brought Laurent-Désiré Kabila to power in the First Congo War.

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Africa Confidential

Africa Confidential is a fortnightly newsletter covering politics and economics in Africa.

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Aimé Ngoy Mukena

Aimé Ngoy Mukena (28 April 1954 – 22 May 2022) was a political figure from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who has served as Minister of Petroleum and Gas since 26 September 2015.

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Albert Kalonji

Albert Kalonji (6 June 1929 – 20 April 2015) was a Congolese politician and businessman from the Luba nobility.

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Allied Democratic Forces

The Allied Democratic Forces (Forces démocratiques alliées; abbreviated ADF) is an Islamist rebel group in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), considered a terrorist organisation by the Ugandan government.

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Amnesty International

Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom.

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Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa.

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Antoine Gizenga

Antoine Gizenga (5 October 1925 – 24 February 2019) was a Congolese (DRC) politician who was the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 30 December 2006 to 10 October 2008.

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Armed Forces & Society

Armed Forces & Society is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic publication that publishes articles and book reviews on a wide variety of topics including civil–military relations, military sociology, veterans, military psychology, military institutions, conflict management, peacekeeping, conflict resolution, military contracting, terrorism, gender related issues, military families and military ethics.

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Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Forces armées de la république démocratique du Congo) is the state organisation responsible for defending the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Armoured personnel carrier

An armoured personnel carrier (APC) is a broad type of armoured military vehicle designed to transport personnel and equipment in combat zones.

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Army general (France)

Army general (Général d'armée) is the highest active military rank of the French Army and the National Gendarmerie.

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Artillery

Artillery are ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms.

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Émile Janssens

Émile Robert Alphonse Hippolyte Janssens (15 June 1902 – 4 December 1989) was a Belgian military officer and colonial official, best known for his command of the Force Publique at the start of the Congo Crisis.

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Équateur (former province)

Équateur (French for "Equator") was a province in the northwest of the Belgian Congo and the successor Republic of the Congo, now known as Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Bandalungwa

Bandalungwa (often abbreviated "Bandal") is a municipality (commune) in the Funa district of Kinshasa in the western region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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Bandundu Province

Bandundu is one of eleven former provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Banyamulenge

Banyamulenge is a community from the Democratic Republic of the Congo's South Kivu province.

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Bas-Uélé

Bas-Uélé (French for "Lower Uélé") is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning.

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Battalion

A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of up to one thousand soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel and subdivided into a number of companies, each typically commanded by a major or a captain.

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Battle of Kinsangani (1997)

The Battle of Kisangani took place in March 1997 during the First Congo War.

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Battle of Kolwezi

The Battle of Kolwezi was an airborne operation by French and Belgian airborne forces that took place in May 1978 in Zaire during the Shaba II invasion of Zaire by the Front for the National Liberation of the Congo (FLNC).

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Battle of Quifangondo

The Battle of Quifangondo (popularly known as Nshila wa Lufu, or Battle of Death Road in Kikongo) was fought on 10 November 1975, near the strategic settlement of Quifangondo, Luanda Province, between the People's Armed Forces of Liberation of Angola (FAPLA), armed wing of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), and the National Liberation Army of Angola (ELNA), armed wing of the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA).

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Baudouin Liwanga Mata

Admiral Baudouin Liwanga Mata Nyamunyobo (born 1950) is a Congolese military officer and politician who has served as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2002–2004 and as the governor of Kinshasa province in 2006–2007.

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Belgian Congo

The Belgian Congo (Congo belge,; Belgisch-Congo) was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960 and became the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville).

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Belgian Land Component

The Land Component (Landcomponent, Composante terre), historically and commonly still referred to as the Belgian Army (Landmacht, Armée Belge), is the land branch of the Belgian Armed Forces.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.

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Bengo River

The Bengo (or Zenza) is a river in northern Angola with a source in the Crystal Mountains.

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BM-21 Grad

The BM-21 "Grad" (lit) is a self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union.

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BMP-1

The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle that has been in service from 1966 to the present.

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Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Boma is a port town on the Congo River, some upstream from the Atlantic Ocean, in the Kongo Central Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), adjacent to the border with Angola.

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Brigade

A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements.

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Brookings Institution

The Brookings Institution, often stylized as Brookings, is an American think tank that conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics (and tax policy), metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, global economy, and economic development.

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Bukavu

Bukavu is a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), lying at the extreme south-western edge of Lake Kivu, west of Cyangugu in Rwanda, and separated from it by the outlet of the Ruzizi River.

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Cameroon

Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa.

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Célestin Mbala

General Célestin Mbala Munsense is a Congolese military officer who is the former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC).

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Central African Republic

The Central African Republic (CAR), formerly known as Ubangi-Shari, is a landlocked country in Central Africa.

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Central African Republic Civil War

The Central African Republic Civil War is an ongoing civil war in the Central African Republic (CAR) involving the government, rebels from the Séléka coalition, and Anti-balaka militias.

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Central Intelligence Agency

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), known informally as the Agency, metonymously as Langley and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT) and conducting covert action through its Directorate of Operations.

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Chad

Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of North and Central Africa.

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Charter of the United Nations

The Charter of the United Nations (UN) is the foundational treaty of the United Nations.

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Chief of staff

The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide-de-camp to an important individual, such as a president, or a senior military officer, or leader of a large organization.

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Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This is a list of Chiefs of Staff of the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zaire.

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Christian Tshiwewe Songesha

Lieutenant General Christian Tshiwewe Songesha (born 1968) is a Congolese military officer who is the current Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Christophe Gbenye

Christophe Gbenye (1927 – 3 February 2015) was a Congolese politician, trade unionist, and rebel who, along with Gaston Soumialot, led the Simba rebellion, an anti-government insurrection in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the Congo Crisis, between 1964 and 1965.

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Civil Guard (Zaire)

The Zairian Civil Guard (Garde civile zaïroise) was a militarised police force in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), created to support the regime of Mobutu Sese Seko.

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Cold War

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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Colette Braeckman

Colette Braeckman is a Belgian journalist, born in Ixelles on April 20, 1946.

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College of Commissioners-General

The College of Commissioners-General (Collège des Commissaires-generaux) was a body of university graduates that acted as the third government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Republic of the Congo) under the leadership of Albert Ndele from 20 September 1960 to 3 October 1960 and Justin Marie Bomboko from 3 October 1960 until 9 February 1961.

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Colonel Tshatshi Military Camp

The Colonel Tshatshi Military Camp (Camp militaire "Colonel Tshatshi") is a military compound in Ngaliema, Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Colonel Tshatshi Military Camp are military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Congo Crisis

The Congo Crisis (Crise congolaise) was a period of political upheaval and conflict between 1960 and 1965 in the Republic of the Congo (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo).

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Congo Free State

The Congo Free State, also known as the Independent State of the Congo (État indépendant du Congo), was a large state and absolute monarchy in Central Africa from 1885 to 1908.

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Congo River

The Congo River, formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the third-largest river in the world by discharge volume, following the Amazon and Ganges rivers. It is the world's deepest recorded river, with measured depths of around.

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Congolese National Liberation Front

The Congolese National Liberation Front (Front de libération nationale congolaise; FLNC) was a Congolese left-wing armed opposition group and political party that was founded by rebels of Katangese origin and composed of ex-members of the Katangese Gendarmerie.

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Congolese National Police

The Congolese National Police (Police nationale congolaise, PNC) is the national police force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, archipelagos, 4,195 islands and cays surrounding the main island.

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Dag Hammarskjöld

Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld (29 July 1905 – 18 September 1961) was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 1961.

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Dassault Mirage 5

The Dassault Mirage 5 is a French supersonic attack aircraft/fighter-bomber designed by Dassault Aviation during the 1960s and manufactured in France and other countries.

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DEMIAP

DEMIAP (Détection Militaire des Activités Anti-Patrie – Military Detection of Antipatriotic Activities) was the military intelligence organization of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and DEMIAP are military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda

The Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda, FDLR) (IDKR) is an armed rebel group active in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, Congo-Zaire, or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country in Central Africa.

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Didgori-2

The Didgori-I (დიდგორი-I) is an armoured multi-role and special operations vehicle produced by STC Delta.

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Didier Etumba

Didier Etumba Longila (born 15 July 1955) is a retired Congolese military officer who served as Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2008 until 2018.

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Dieudonné Banze

Major General Dieudonné Banze Lubundji is a Congolese general who has served as the commander of the Republican Guard and, since 2014, the chief of staff of the Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Dissolution of the Lumumba Government

On 5 September 1960 President Joseph Kasa-Vubu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Republic of the Congo) dismissed Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba from office.

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East African campaign (World War I)

The East African campaign in World War I was a series of battles and guerrilla actions, which started in German East Africa (GEA) and spread to portions of Mozambique, Rhodesia, British East Africa, the Uganda, and the Belgian Congo.

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East African campaign (World War II)

The East African campaign (also known as the Abyssinian campaign) was fought in East Africa during the Second World War by Allies of World War II, mainly from the British Empire, against Italy and its colony of Italian East Africa, between June 1940 and November 1941.

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Enoch Numbi Ngoie

Enoch Numbi Ngoie is a Congolese major general who is serving as the Chief of Staff of the Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, since 2014.

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Eugène Serufuli Ngayabaseka

Eugène Serufuli Ngayabaseka (born 1962, Ruruma, Rutshuru, North Kivu, DRCongo) is a Congolese politician, the ex 2nd Vice President of the Congolese Rally for Democracy-Goma and was the governor of Nord-Kivu province from July 31, 2000 until 2007, when was succeeded by the RCD-K-ML candidate, Paluku Kahongya Julien.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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Expeditionary warfare

Expeditionary warfare is a military invasion of a foreign territory, especially away from established bases.

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Fahd (armored personnel carrier)

The Fahd is a 4x4 Egyptian armored personnel carrier, designed to fit the requirements of the Egyptian Military.

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Félix Tshisekedi

Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo (born 13 June 1963) is a Congolese politician who has been the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 24 January 2019.

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First Congo War

The First Congo War, also nicknamed Africa's First World War, was a civil war and international military conflict which lasted from 24 October 1996 to 16 May 1997 and took place mostly in Zaire (which was renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the process), with major spillovers into Sudan and Uganda.

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Force Publique

The Force Publique ("Public Force"; Openbare Weermacht) was the military of the Congo Free State and the Belgian Congo from 1885 to 1960.

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Forces for Renewal

The Forces for Renewal (Forces du Renouveau), generally still known by its original name RCD-Kisangani-Movement for Liberation (RCD/K-ML), is a political party in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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François Hollande

François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande (born 12 August 1954) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2012 to 2017.

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François Olenga

François Olenga is an Army General of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) and was one of its highest-ranking members along with Didier Etumba, the Chief of General Staff.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Gabriel Amisi Kumba

Army General Gabriel Amisi Kumba (Tango Four) was Chief of Staff of the Forces Terrestres, the army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Gérard Prunier

Gérard Prunier (born 14 October 1942 in Paris) is a French academic, historian, and consultant.

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Gbadolite

Gbadolite or Gbado-Lite (pronounced) is the capital of Nord-Ubangi Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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General officer

A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry.

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George W. Bush

George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009.

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Goma

Goma (from the Kongo ng'oma or ngoma: ritual drum carved from solid wood, used by the Bantus) is the capital and largest city of the North Kivu Province in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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Great Lakes refugee crisis

The Great Lakes refugee crisis is the common name for the situation beginning with the exodus in April 1994 of over two million Rwandans to neighboring countries of the Great Lakes region of Africa in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide.

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Group (military unit)

A group is a military unit or a military formation that is most often associated with military aviation.

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Haut-Uélé

Haut-Uélé (French for "Upper Uélé") is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning.

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Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is an international non-governmental organization headquartered in New York City that conducts research and advocacy on human rights.

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Hunde language

Hunde (Kihunde; also Luhunde, Kobi, Rukobi) is a Great Lakes Bantu language spoken by the Hunde people or Bahunde in Nord-Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Hutu

The Hutu, also known as the Abahutu, are a Bantu ethnic or social group which is native to the African Great Lakes region.

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Infantry fighting vehicle

An infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle (MICV), is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide direct-fire support.

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Institute for Security Studies

The Institute for Security Studies, also known as ISS or ISS Africa (to distinguish itself from other similarly named institutes in other parts of the world), described itself as follows: "an African organisation which aims to enhance human security on the continent.

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InterContinental

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts is a British-American luxury hotel brand created in 1946 by Pan Am founder Juan Trippe.

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Internally displaced person

An internally displaced person (IDP) is someone who is forced to leave their home but who remains within their country's borders.

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International Crisis Group

The International Crisis Group (ICG; also known as the Crisis Group) is a global non-profit, non-governmental organisation founded in 1995.

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International Institute for Strategic Studies

The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is an international research institute or think tank focusing on defence and security issues.

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Isiro

Isiro (pronounced) is the capital of Haut-Uele Province in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Ituri conflict

The Ituri conflict (Guerre d'Ituri) is an ongoing low intensity asymmetrical conflict between the agriculturalist Lendu and pastoralist Hema ethnic groups in the Ituri region of the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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Ituri Province

Ituri Province (Jimbo la Ituri in Swahili) is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning.

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Janes Fighting Ships

Janes Fighting Ships is an annual reference book of each country's navy, coast guard, associated vessels, weapons, and aircraft.

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Janes Information Services

Janes is a global open-source intelligence company specialising in military, national security, aerospace and transport topics, whose name derives from British author Fred T. Jane.

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Jean Claude Kifwa

Major General Jean Claude Kifwa Kambili is a Congolese military officer.

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Jean-Pierre Bemba

Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo (born 4 November 1962) is a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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John Keegan

Sir John Desmond Patrick Keegan (15 May 1934 – 2 August 2012) was an English military historian, lecturer, author and journalist.

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John Numbi

John Numbi (born 1962) is a Congolese former security officer and retainer of Joseph Kabila, who rose to the rank of General.

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Joseph Iléo

Joseph Iléo (15 September 1921 – 19 September 1994), subsequently Zairianised as Sombo Amba Iléo, was a Congolese politician and was prime minister for two periods.

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Joseph Kabila

Joseph Kabila Kabange (born 4 June 1971) is a Congolese politician who served as President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between January 2001 and January 2019.

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Joseph Kasa-Vubu

Joseph Kasa-Vubu, alternatively Joseph Kasavubu, (– 24 March 1969) was a Congolese politician who served as the first President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the Republic of the Congo until 1964) from 1960 until 1965.

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Jules Gérard-Libois

Jules Gérard-Libois (Ougrée (Seraing), 3 December 1923 – Ixelles (Brussels), 26 December 2005) was a Belgian historian and writer.

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Jules Mutebutsi

Jules Mutebutsi, also known as Jules Mutebusi and Jules Mutebuzi, (c. 1960 – 9 May 2014) was a Congolese military person and rebel leader of the Rally for Congolese Democracy.

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Kalemie

Kalemie, formerly Albertville or Albertstad, is a city on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Kamanyola Division

The Kamanyola Division (French: Division de Kamanyola) was an infantry division of the Zairian Armed Forces from 1974 to 1997.

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Kamina

Kamina is the capital city of Haut-Lomami Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Kananga

Kananga, formerly known as Luluabourg or Luluaburg, is the capital city of the Kasai-Central Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was the capital of the former Kasaï-Occidental Province.

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Kasaï region

The Kasaï region (also referred to as the Greater Kasaï region, Greater Kasaï, Grand Kasaï, or simply Kasaï) is a geographic and cultural region in south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Kasaï-Oriental

Kasaï-Oriental (French for "East Kasai") is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning.

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Kasai-Occidental

Kasaï-Occidental (French for "Western Kasai"; Kasai Wa Mubuelu) was one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1966 and 2015, when it was split into the Kasaï-Central and the Kasaï provinces.

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Katanga Province

Katanga was one of the four large provinces created in the Belgian Congo in 1914.

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Katangese Gendarmerie

The Katangese Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Katangaise), officially the Katangese Armed Forces (Forces Armées Katangaises), was the paramilitary force of the unrecognized State of Katanga in Central Africa from 1960 to 1963.

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Kindu

Kindu is a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the capital of Maniema province.

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Kinshasa

Kinshasa (Kinsásá), formerly named Léopoldville until June 30, 1966, is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Kisangani

Kisangani (formerly Stanleyville or Stanleystad) is the capital of Tshopo province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Kisempia Sungilanga

Philemon Kisempia Sungilanga Lombe was the 17th chief of staff of the Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC).

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Kitona

Kitona is a town of about 4,000 persons in the Bas-Congo province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Kivu

Kivu was the name for a large "region" in the Democratic Republic of the Congo under the rule of Mobutu Sese Seko that bordered Lake Kivu.

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Kivu conflict

The Kivu conflict is an umbrella term for a series of protracted armed conflicts in the North Kivu and South Kivu provinces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo which have occurred since the end of the Second Congo War.

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Kongo Central

Kongo Central (Kongo dia Kati), formerly Bas-Congo, is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Kpama Baramoto Kata

Kpama Baramoto Kata (born Yakoma, 1947) was a general of the Zairian Forces Armées Zaïroises.

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Lake Kivu

Lake Kivu is one of the African Great Lakes.

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Lake Tanganyika

Lake Tanganyika (Ikiyaga ca Tanganyika) is an African Great Lake.

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Laurent Nkunda

Laurent Nkunda (or Laurent Nkundabatware Mihigo (birth name), or Laurent Nkunda Batware, or as he prefers to be called The Chairman; born February 2, 1967) is a former General in the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and is the former warlord (leader of a rebel faction) operating in the province of North-Kivu, and a officer of the Tutsi-dominated government of neighbouring Rwanda.

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Laurent-Désiré Kabila

Laurent-Désiré Kabila (27 November 1939 – 16 January 2001) usually known as Laurent Kabila (US), was a Congolese rebel and politician who served as the third President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1997 until his assassination in 2001.

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Le Soir

Le Soir is a French-language Belgian daily newspaper.

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Leopold II of Belgium

Leopold II (Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor; Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor; 9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909) was the second King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908.

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Library of Congress

The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C. that serves as the library and research service of the U.S. Congress and the de facto national library of the United States.

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Library of Congress Country Studies

The Country Studies are works published by the Federal Research Division of the United States Library of Congress, freely available for use by researchers.

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Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.

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Likasi

Likasi (formerly official names: Jadotville (French) and Jadotstad (Dutch)) is a city in Haut-Katanga Province, in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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List of military and civilian missions of the European Union

The European Union (EU) has undertaken a number of overseas missions and operations, drawing on civilian and military capabilities, in several countries across three continents (Europe, Africa and Asia), as part of its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).

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Lord's Resistance Army

The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) is a Christian extremist organization operating in Central Africa and East Africa.

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Louis Bobozo

Louis de Gonzague Bobozo (1915 – July 1982) was a Congolese military officer who served as commander-in-chief of the Congolese National Army from 1965 until 1972.

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Luanda

Luanda (/luˈændə, -ˈɑːn-/, Portuguese) is the capital and largest city of Angola.

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Luberizi

Luberizi is a village located in the Luvungi ''groupement'' within the Bafuliiru Chiefdom, which is part of the Uvira Territory in the South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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Lubumbashi

Lubumbashi (former names: (French); (Dutch)) is the second-largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the country's southeasternmost part, along the border with Zambia.

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Lumumba Government

The Lumumba Government (Gouvernement Lumumba), also known as the Lumumba Ministry or Lumumba Cabinet, was the first set of ministers, ministers of state, and secretaries of state that governed the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Republic of the Congo) under the leadership of Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba from 24 June until 12 September 1960.

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Lunda people

The Lunda (Balunda, Luunda, Ruund) are a Bantu ethnic group that originated in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo along the Kalanyi River and formed the Kingdom of Lunda in the 17th century under their ruler, Mwata Yamvo or Mwaant Yav, with their capital at Musumba.

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Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement

The Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement attempted to end the Second Congo War through a ceasefire, release of prisoners of war, and the deployment of an international peacekeeping force under the auspices of the United Nations.

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Mad Mike Hoare

Thomas Michael "Mad Mike" Hoare (17 March 1919 – 2 February 2020) was an British military officer, mercenary and convicted hijacker who fought during the Simba rebellion and was involved in carrying out the 1981 Seychelles coup d'état attempt.

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Mai-Mai

The term Mai-Mai or Mayi-Mayi refers to any kind of community-based militia group active in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that is formed to defend local communities and territory against other armed Rwandan groups that rape and committ genocide against congolese communities.

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Main battle tank

A main battle tank (MBT), also known as a battle tank or universal tank,Ogorkiewicz 2018 p222 is a tank that fills the role of armour-protected direct fire and maneuver in many modern armies.

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Mandate (international law)

In international law, a mandate is a binding obligation issued from an inter-governmental organisation (e.g. the United Nations) to a country which is bound to follow the instructions of the organisation.

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Maniema

Maniema Province (Jimbo la Maniema, in Swahili) is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Marc Caron

Lieutenant-General (Joseph Henri Paul) Marc Caron, CMM, MSM, CD (born June 1, 1954) is a former Canadian soldier.

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March 23 Movement

The March 23 Movement (Mouvement du 23 mars), often abbreviated as M23 and also known as the Congolese Revolutionary Army (Armée révolutionnaire du Congo), is a Congolese rebel military group that is for the most part formed of Rwandans.

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Marxism

Marxism is a political philosophy and method of socioeconomic analysis.

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Masisi Territory

Masisi Territory is a territory which is located within the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Matadi

Matadi is the chief sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Kongo Central province, adjacent to the border with Angola.

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Mbandaka

Mbandaka (formerly known as Coquilhatville in French, or Coquilhatstad in Dutch) is a city on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo located near the confluence of the Congo and Ruki rivers.

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Mbanza-Ngungu

Mbanza-Ngungu, formerly known as Thysville or Thysstad, named after Albert Thys, is a city and territory in Kongo Central Province in the western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, lying on a short branch off the Matadi-Kinshasa Railway.

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Mbuji-Mayi

Mbuji-Mayi or Mbujimayi (formerly Bakwanga) is a city and the capital of Kasai-Oriental Province in the south-central Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Mil Mi-24

The Mil Mi-24 (Миль Ми-24; NATO reporting name: Hind) is a large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers.

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Military

A military, also known collectively as an armed forces, are a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare.

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Military Academy of Kananga

The Military Academy of Kananga (Académie militaire de Kananga), also called the Officer Training School (Ecole de formation d'officiers) is the military officer training school for the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) and previously of Zaire, located in Kananga. Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and military Academy of Kananga are military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Military band

A military band is a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces.

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Military district

Military districts (also called military regions) are formations of a state's armed forces (often of the Army) which are responsible for a certain area of territory.

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Military police

Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state.

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Military ranks of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Military ranks of the Democratic Republic of Congo are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and military ranks of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Minister of Defence (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

The Minister of Defence and Veterans (Ministre de la Défense et des Anciens combattants) is a minister of the DR Congo government responsible for implementation of government defence policy and supervises the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and minister of Defence (Democratic Republic of the Congo) are military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Moanda

Moanda is one of the largest towns in Gabon, lying on the N3 road in Haut Ogooué.

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Moïse Tshombe

Moïse Kapenda Tshombe (sometimes written Tshombé; 10 November 1919 – 29 June 1969) was a Congolese businessman and politician.

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Mobutu Sese Seko

Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga (born Joseph-Désiré Mobutu; 14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997), often shortened to Mobutu Sese Seko or Mobutu and also known by his initials MSS, was a Congolese politician and military officer who was the 1st and only President of Zaire from 1971 to 1997.

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MONUSCO

The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or MONUSCO, an acronym based on its French name, is a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which was established by the United Nations Security Council in resolutions 1279 (1999) and 1291 (2000) to monitor the peace process of the Second Congo War, though much of its focus subsequently turned to the Ituri conflict, the Kivu conflict and the Dongo conflict.

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Morocco

Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

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Mosambaye Singa Boyenge

General Mosambaye Singa Boyenge (October 10, 1932 – July 21, 2001) was a Congolese military officer and statesman.

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Movement for the Liberation of the Congo

The Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (Mouvement de Libération du Congo, or MLC) is a political party in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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MPLA

The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola, abbr. MPLA), from 1977–1990 called the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola – Labour Party, is an Angolan social democratic political party.

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N'dangi

N'dangi is a village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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N'djili Airport

N'djili Airport (Aéroport de N'djili), also known as N'Djili International Airport and Kinshasa International Airport, serves the city of Kinshasa and is the largest of the four international airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa.

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Nande

Nande is a village in Mulshi taluka of Pune District in the state of Maharashtra, India.Talukas surrounding the village are Karjat taluka, Talegaon Dabhade Taluka, Mawal taluka and by Khalapur taluka.

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National Air Force of Angola

The National Air Force of Angola or FANA (Força Aérea Nacional de Angola) is the air branch of the Armed Forces of Angola.

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National Forces of Liberation

The National Forces of Liberation (Forces nationales de libération, or FNL) is a political party and former rebel group in Burundi.

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National Liberation Front of Angola

The National Front for the Liberation of Angola (Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola; abbreviated FNLA) is a political party and former militant organisation that fought for Angolan independence from Portugal in the war of independence, under the leadership of Holden Roberto.

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Nationalist and Integrationist Front

The Nationalist and Integrationist Front (Front des Nationalistes et Intégrationnistes, or FNI) is a rebel group active in the Ituri conflict in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo, associated with the Lendu ethnic group.

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Ngaliema

Ngaliema is a municipality (commune) in the Lukunga District of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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North Kivu

North Kivu (Jimbo la Kivu Kaskazini in Swahili) is a province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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North Korea

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia.

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Operation Dragon Rouge

Operation Dragon Rouge (Opération Dragon Rouge,, meaning "Operation Red Dragon") was a hostage rescue operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo conducted jointly by Belgium and the United States in 1964.

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Operation South

Operation South (Opération Sud) (September 1965 – July 1966) was a military offensive conducted by the forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Kivu against insurgents during the Simba rebellion.

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Operation Thunderbolt (1997)

Operation Thunderbolt (9 March – late April 1997) was the codename for a military offensive by the South Sudanese SPLA rebel group and its allies during the Second Sudanese Civil War.

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Orientale Province

Orientale Province (lit) is one of the former provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its predecessors the Congo Free State and the Belgian Congo.

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Panhard AML

The Panhard AML (Auto Mitrailleuse Légère, or "Light Machine Gun Car") is an armoured car with reconnaissance capability.

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Panhard M3

The Panhard M3 VTT (French: Véhicule de Transport de Troupes) is an amphibious armoured personnel carrier.

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Para-Commando Brigade

The Para-Commando Brigade was an elite force in the Belgian Land Component, consisting of two paracommando battalions, the Special Forces Group and a support unit of the Communication & Information Systems Group (CIS).

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Parti Solidaire Africain

The Parti Solidaire Africain or PSA was a political party active in the Belgian Congo and subsequently in the Republic of the Congo after the country received its independence.

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Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Émery Lumumba (2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961), born Isaïe Tasumbu Tawosa, was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as the Republic of the Congo) from June until September 1960, following the May 1960 election.

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Patriotic Resistance Front of Ituri

The Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri (Force de résistance patriotique d’Ituri; FRPI) is a Bunia-based armed militia and political party primarily active in the south of the Ituri Province of northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly the Orientale Province).

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Pierre Lumbi

Pierre Lumbi Okongo (11 March 195014 June 2020) was a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Pierre Mulele

Pierre Mulele (11 August 1929 – 3 or 9 October 1968) was a Congolese rebel active in the Simba rebellion of 1964.

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Popular Movement of the Revolution

The Popular Movement of the Revolution (Mouvement Populaire de la Révolution, abbr. MPR) was the ruling political party in Zaire (known for part of its existence as the Democratic Republic of the Congo).

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President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Président de la République démocratique du Congo, Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Lingala: Mokonzi wa Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki) is the head of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

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Private military company

A private military company (PMC) or private military and security company (PMSC) is a private company providing armed combat or security services for financial gain.

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PT-76

The PT-76 is a Soviet amphibious light tank that was introduced in the early 1950s and soon became the standard reconnaissance tank of the Soviet Army and the other Warsaw Pact armed forces.

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Rally for Congolese Democracy

The Congolese Rally for Democracy (Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie; abbreviated RCD), also known as the Rally for Congolese Democracy, is a political party and a former rebel group that operated in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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Rally for Congolese Democracy–Goma

The Congolese Rally for Democracy–Goma (Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie-Goma, known as RCD-Goma) was a faction of the Congolese Rally for Democracy, a rebel movement based in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during the Second Congo War (1998–2003).

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René Lemarchand

René Lemarchand (born 1932) is a French-American political scientist who is known for his research on ethnic conflict and genocide in Rwanda, Burundi and Darfur.

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Republican Guard (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

The Congolese Republican Guard (Garde Républicaine) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly known as the Special Presidential Security Group (Groupe Spécial de Sécurité Présidentielle, GSSP), is a praetorian guard unit maintained by and tasked to protect the Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi. Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republican Guard (Democratic Republic of the Congo) are military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Republican Rally for Democracy in Rwanda

The Republican Rally for Democracy in Rwanda (Rassemblement Républicain pour la Démocratie au Rwanda (RDR)), also known as the Rassemblement Démocratique pour la Retour (Rally for the Return) is an unregistered Rwandan political party.

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Rochester, Vermont

Rochester is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States.

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Rombault Mbuayama

Vice Admiral Rombault Mbuayama Nsiona is a Congolese military officer and, as of 2014, is the chief of naval staff in the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC).

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Royal Military Academy (Belgium)

The Royal Military Academy (École royale militaire, Koninklijke Militaire School) is the military university of Belgium.

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Royal Museum for Central Africa

The Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) (Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika (KMMA); Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale (MRAC); Königliches Museum für Zentralafrika (KMZA)), communicating under the name AfricaMuseum since 2018, is an ethnography and natural history museum situated in Tervuren in Flemish Brabant, Belgium, just outside Brussels.

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Rumangabo

Rumangabo is military base of the military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo located in Rutshuru Territory, north of Goma in Nord Kivu province, north of the headquarters of Virunga National Park. Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rumangabo are military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Rutshuru

Rutshuru is a town located in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is headquarters of an administrative district, the Rutshuru Territory.

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Rutshuru Territory

Rutshuru Territory is a territory in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with headquarters is the town of Rutshuru.

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Rwanda

Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Rwandan genocide

The Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, occurred between 7 April and 19 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War.

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Rwandan Patriotic Front

The Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF–Inkotanyi; Front patriotique rwandais, FPR) is the ruling political party in Rwanda.

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Rwenzori Mountains

The Ruwenzori, also spelled Rwenzori and Rwenjura, or Rwenzururu (Milima ya Ruwenzori) are a range of mountains in eastern equatorial Africa, located on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Second Congo War

The Second Congo War, also known as Africa's World War, the Great War of Africa, or the Great African War, began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 2 August 1998, little more than a year after the First Congo War, and involved some of the same issues.

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Second Sudanese Civil War

The Second Sudanese Civil War was a conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army.

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Serbs

The Serbs (Srbi) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history, and language.

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Shaba I

Shaba I was a conflict in Zaire's Shaba (Katanga) Province lasting from 8 March to 26 May 1977.

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Shaba II

Shaba II was a brief conflict fought in the Zairean province of Shaba (now Katanga) in 1978.

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Simba rebellion

The Simba rebellion, also known as the Orientale revolt, was a regional uprising which took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1963 and 1965 in the wider context of the Congo Crisis and the Cold War.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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South Kasai

South Kasai (Sud-Kasaï) was an unrecognised secessionist state within the Republic of the Congo (the modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) which was semi-independent between 1960 and 1962.

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South Kivu

South Kivu (Jimbo la Kivu Kusini; Sud-Kivu) is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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South Sudan People's Defence Forces

The South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF), formerly the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), is the army of the Republic of South Sudan.

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Special Presidential Division

The Special Presidential Division (DSP; French Division Spéciale Présidentielle) was an elite praetorian guard unit created by Zairian President Mobutu Sese Seko in 1985 and charged with his personal security.

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Squadron (aviation)

A squadron in an air force, or naval or army aviation service, is a unit comprising a number of military aircraft and their aircrews, usually of the same type, typically with 12 to 24 aircraft, sometimes divided into three or four flights, depending on aircraft type and air force.

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Stanleyville mutinies

The Stanleyville mutinies, also known as the Mercenaries' mutinies, occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1966 and 1967.

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Sudan

Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa.

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T-54/T-55

The T-54 and T-55 tanks are a series of Soviet main battle tanks introduced in the years following the Second World War.

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T-64

The T-64 is a Soviet tank manufactured in Kharkiv, and designed by Alexander Morozov.

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T-72

The T-72 is a family of Soviet main battle tanks that entered production in 1971.

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Tanzania

Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, (formerly Swahililand) is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region.

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The New Humanitarian

The New Humanitarian, previously known as IRIN News, or Integrated Regional Information Networks News, is an independent, non-profit news agency.

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The New York Review of Books

The New York Review of Books (or NYREV or NYRB) is a semi-monthly magazine with articles on literature, culture, economics, science and current affairs.

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Tshopo

Tshopo is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning.

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Type 062 gunboat

The Type 062 gunboat is a class of gunboat of the People's Liberation Army Navy first developed and constructed in the 1950s.

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Type 59 tank

The Type 59 (industrial designation: WZ-120) main battle tank is a Chinese-produced version of the Soviet T-54A tank, an early model of the ubiquitous T-54/55 series.

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Type 60 122 mm field gun

The Type 60 122mm towed gun is the Soviet D-74 122mm gun produced by the Chinese under licence.

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Type 62 light tank

The Norinco Type 62 is a Chinese light tank developed in the early 1960s, based on the Chinese Type 59 with a reduced main gun calibre, lighter armour and a smaller suite of electronics and other equipment to help reduce weight.

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United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political international organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.

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United Nations Mine Action Service

The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) is a service located within the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations that specializes in coordinating and implementing activities to limit the threat posed by mines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices.

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United Nations Operation in the Congo

The United Nations Operation in the Congo (Opération des Nations Unies au Congo, abbreviated ONUC) was a United Nations peacekeeping force which was deployed in the Republic of the Congo in 1960 in response to the Congo Crisis.

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United Nations Security Council Resolution 143

United Nations Security Council Resolution 143 was adopted on July 14, 1960.

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United Nations Security Council Resolution 161

United Nations Security Council Resolution 161 was adopted on February 21, 1961.

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United States Africa Command

The United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM, U.S. AFRICOM, and AFRICOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense, headquartered at Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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University Press of America

University Press of America was an academic imprint of the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group that specialized in the publication of scholarly works.

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Verso Books

Verso Books (formerly New Left Books) is a left-wing publishing house based in London and New York City, founded in 1970 by the staff of New Left Review (NLR) and includes Tariq Ali and Perry Anderson on its board of directors.

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Victor Lundula

Victor Richard Lundula or Lundula Okoko Ta Mongo was a Congolese politician and soldier who served as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Armée Nationale Congolaise.

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Virunga National Park

Virunga National Park is a national park in the Albertine Rift Valley in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Walikale

Walikale is a town in the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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Walikale Territory

Walikale Territory is a territory located within the Congolese province of North Kivu, in the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Wing (military unit)

In military aviation, a wing is a unit of command.

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Yei River County

Yei River County is an administrative area in Central Equatoria with a large population of people who settled in that particular county.

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Zaire

Zaire, officially the Republic of Zaire, was the name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1971 to 1997.

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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the north, and Mozambique to the east.

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122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)

The 122-mm howitzer D-30 (GRAU index 2A18) is a Soviet howitzer that first entered service in 1960.

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122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30)

The 122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) (GRAU index: 52-G-463) is a Soviet 121.92 mm (4.8 inch) howitzer.

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130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)

The 130 mm towed field gun M-46 (130-мм пушка M-46) is a manually loaded, towed 130 mm artillery piece, manufactured in the Soviet Union in the 1950s.

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1991 Zaire unrest

In September and October 1991, Zaire (modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) experienced substantial violent unrest, as several Zairian Armed Forces units mutinied and rioted, soon joined by civilian protesters and looters.

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2009 Eastern Congo offensive

The 2009 Eastern Congo offensive was a joint Congo-Rwanda military offensive against the Hutu Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebel group descended from those groups that carried out the 1994 Rwanda genocide.

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2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment

The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e Régiment étranger de parachutistes, 2e REP) is the only airborne regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army.

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2S1 Gvozdika

The 2S1 Gvozdika (2С1 «Гвоздика», "Carnation") is a Soviet self-propelled howitzer introduced in 1972 and in service in Russia and other countries.

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2S3 Akatsiya

The SO-152 (Russian: СО-152), usually known by its GRAU designation 2S3, is a Soviet 152.4 mm self-propelled gun developed in 1968, as a response to the American 155 mm M109 howitzer.

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5 Commando (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

The 5 Commando was a mercenary unit of the Congolese National Army (Armée Nationale Congolaise, or ANC) formed in response to the Simba rebellion.

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See also

Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Albini-Braendlin rifle
• Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Colonel Tshatshi Military Camp
• Conscription in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• DEMIAP
• Kamina Air Base
• Kitona Air Base
• Kotakoli Air Base
• Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• List of equipment of the Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Military Academy of Kananga
• Military history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Military ranks of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Minister of Defence (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Republican Guard (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Rumangabo

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo

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