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  1. Laurent-Désiré Kabila (French pronunciation: [lo.ʁɑ̃ de.zi.ʁe ka.bi.la]) (27 November 1939 – 16 January 2001) usually known as Laurent Kabila (US: pronunciation ⓘ), 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.

  2. Laurent-Désiré Kabila, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was assassinated in his office inside his official residence at the Palais de Marbre, Kinshasa on 16 January 2001.

  3. Laurent Kabila was the leader of a rebellion that overthrew President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire in May 1997. He subsequently became president and restored the country’s former name, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

  4. It’s been over 20 years since the assassination of the Democratic Republic of Congo's former president Laurent-Désiré Kabila at the hands of his child soldiers. Kabila was the leader of the...

  5. Laurent-Désiré Kabila, né le 27 novembre 1939 à Jadotville (aujourd'hui Likasi) et mort le 16 janvier 2001 à Kinshasa, est un homme d'État congolais. Il est président de la république démocratique du Congo de mai 1997 jusqu’à son assassinat en janvier 2001 .

  6. Jun 11, 2017 · On the January 16, 2001, a bodyguard shot President Laurent-Désiré Kabila in the presidential palace of Kinshasa. Two days later Congolese officials announced his death. His son, Joseph Kabila, became the next Congo president.

  7. Jan 8, 2021 · Laurent-Desire Kabila was gunned down in his office on January 16, 2001 by one of his bodyguards, who was then immediately killed. The 22 convicted men were first handed death sentences,...

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