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History of the DR of Congo

By JA3103
  • Period: Sep 3, 1200 to

    DR of Congo Timespan

  • Empire of Kongo
    Nov 20, 1200

    Empire of Kongo

    Angolian rise of the Empire of Kongo in present day Central Africa
  • Belgian Beginnings in the Congo

    Belgian Beginnings in the Congo

    Belgian King,Leopold II, hires a British explorer named Henry Stanly to take order in the Congo.
  • Belgian Control

    Belgian Control

    Belgian forces take control of the Kantaga region of the Congo- hense name of the city Leopoldville.
  • Annexation

    Annexation

    Belgium annexes the entire DRC
  • Congo Fights Back

    Congo Fights Back

    Nationalist riots in Leopoldville and the Katanga region result in the Belgian loss of control in the Congo.
  • Period: to

    Poisonwood Bible

  • Congo Independence

    Congo Independence

    Patrice Lumumba takes over the Congo as Prime minister and declares DR Congo's independence
  • Katanga Independent

    Katanga Independent

    Moise Tshombe declares Katanga indepedent because of Congoleese army's rebellions.
  • Beginning of Mobutu

    Beginning of Mobutu

    Joseph Mobutu leads a government overthrow lasting several years until finally naming himself prime minister in 1971
  • After Mobutu

    After Mobutu

    Rebels of Mobutu helped by Rawanda troops capture the capital of Kinshasa (formerly Leopoldville). They name the country to DRC from it's former name under Mobutu, Zaire.
  • The Great African War

    The Great African War

    The second most deadly war since WWII started in 1998 and officially ended until 2003, but has remained an ongoing conflict today.

  • An Ongoing Problem

    Rebels move in on Eastern DRC and attact city of Goma.

  • August

    United nations engage Kataneese soldiers