Several important dates of Dr. Congo’s history:
1200s -The rise of the Congo Empire centered on modern northern Angola. The territory is around Kisar and Upmuba, the lake in central Katanga (now Shaba), including extreme Western Congo and territory.
The 16th -Century -16th Century -British, Dutch, Portuguese and French merchants are engaged in slave trade through intermediaries in the Congo.
1870s -King Belgium Leopold II has set a private venture to colonize the Congo.
1884-85-The European country at the Berlin Conference acknowledged Leopold’s claim to the Congo basin. Leopold will announce the establishment of Jiyuju in Congo, led by himself.
1908 -In protest against large -scale murder and atrocities by agents in the Belgian agreement of Congoroleopold. Millions of the Congo people are said to have been killed or died during the ruling of Leopold’s territory.
1959 -Belgium began to lose control of Congo’s events following the serious ethnicity riot of Leopold Building (now Kinshasa).
The 1960-Congo became independent as the Prime Minister, Patrice Lumumba, Joseph Casabbub and President.
July 1960 -Congo’s rebellion; moise tshombe declares Katanga Independent. The Belgian army was sent superficially to protect the benefits of Belgian citizens and mining. The UN Security Council votes to dispatch the army to support the establishment of order, but the army is not allowed to intervene in domestic affairs.
1961 -Patrice Lumumba was killed and conveyed, with us and Belgium accomplices.
1963-Moids Zememplifier agrees to end the withdrawal of Katanga.
1965 -mobutu Seses Seko seizes power.
1971-The country has been renamed Zir.
The 1977-France and Belgian paratlopes have helped to repeat attacks on Katanga by anti-government forces, along with the Moroccan army.
1996-97- The first Congo War. The Civil War and international military disputes. This reaches the peak of the invasion of the rebel forces, replacing President Mobutz with the rebel leader Laurent Kavilla. This country has been renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
1998-2003- The second Congo War. Kabira’s unstable government conflicts his allies, sets a new civil war, and draws several neighboring countries. A large UN army is demanding dozens of armed groups in the east and trying to maintain order. Estimated 900,000-5,400,000 people die or die from illness or hunger amine.
The 2004-Kib conflict breaks out in the eastern DRC. A series of long -term armed conflicts in this area includes more than 120 martial arts groups.
The first free election for the first time in 2006-40 years. Joseph Kabira gets a leak vote.
2012-13 -m23 rebellion. Rebel Army March 23 Movement is formed. The UN report discovered that Rwanda created and ordered M23 Rebel Group.
2013-A 3,000 UN intervention brigade developed to fight against the East Rebellion and release it.
2016-President Kavilla is holding power in violation of the Constitution.
2017 -m23 rebels resume rebellion.
2019-Authorities will declare opposition candidates for Felix Tshisekedi, the winner of the December presidential election.
2022-Dr. Congo of the United States has accused Rwanda dispatched soldiers and has sent soldiers to fight against the M23 anti-government for the eastern DRC, which has been accused of having committed war crimes. Rwanda denies this.
2023 -President TSHISEKEDI won the second phase in the conflict election. The South African Development Community (SADC) has 2,900 powerful peace maintenance troops in the eastern part.
After a rapid advance of 2025-After a rapid advance, the M23 rebels threatened to capture the GOMA city of the eastern DRC and move to Kinshasa.
