DRC FACTS AND FIGURES
| BASIC DRC CHRONOLORY |
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1885-1960 - Congo ruled as a Belgian colony. Independence on 30 June 1960. 1960-64 - UN’s first operation in the Congo (ONUC) helps establish order and prevents the secession of the Katanga province. 1965 - Col. Joseph Mobutu stages coup and declares himself president. Renames country Zaire in 1971. Corruption and other factors lead to decline in human welfare and state power...
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| THE PEACEKEEPERS CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS |
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March - UN sounds alarm about possible massacres in Ituri. April 3 - Village of Drodro, near Bunia, is attacked. UN launches an investigation. May 1 - 5,000 Ugandan troops pull out of Ituri. 750 Uruguayan troops replace them. May - Two weeks of fighting in Ituri. Bunia is ransacked by militias. Refugee camps swell at UN compound and Bunia airport, which are subject to mortar attacks...
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