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Laurent-Désiré Kabila ( French pronunciation: [lo.ʁɑ̃ de.zi.ʁe ka.bi.la]) (27 November 1939 – 16 January 2001) [1] [2] 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. [3]
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. The assassin who killed him was his 18-year-old bodyguard named Rashidi Mizele [ fr], who has also been previously identified as Rashidi Kasereka.
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. Kabila was born into the Luba tribe in the southern province of Katanga. He studied.
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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 . Il est engagé à partir des années 1960 contre le régime de Mobutu.
Jan 16, 2021 · Laurent-Désiré Kabila prend le pouvoir, sans effusion de sang, le 17 mai 1997. Il rebaptise le pays. Le Zaïre redevient le Congo et le franc congolais se substitue au nouveau Zaïre.
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, which ...
