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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, Rashidi Mizele [ fr ] , who has also been previously identified as Rashidi Kasereka.
Patrice Émery Lumumba [e] (/ p ə ˈ t r iː s l ʊ ˈ m ʊ m b ə / ⓘ pə-TREESS luu-MUUM-bə; [3] born Isaïe Tasumbu Tawosa; [4] 2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961) was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as the Republic of the Congo) from June until September 1960, following the May 1960 ...
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.
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s government says the mausoleum of assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba in the capital, Kinshasa, has been vandalized. It's not immediately clear whether Lumumba’s remains — a single gold-capped tooth — were damaged or stolen.
U.S.-based production company Congo Rising is preparing “Patrice Lumumba,” a film on the life of the Congolese leader who was assassinated in 1961. Lumumba, the leader of the Congolese ...
Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda, and Cyprien Ntaryamira, President of Burundi: Plane carrying the two leaders shot down by unknown attackers with a surface-to-air missile. The attack was the catalyst for the Rwandan genocide. [7] See Assassination of Juvénal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira. April 7, 1994
The following is a chronological list of notable heads of governments and heads of state deaths that have resulted from assassination or execution. This list considers only the incumbent head of state or government. Heads of state or government assassinated or executed after they left office (e.g. Aldo Moro, Saddam Hussein and Shinzo Abe) are ...
People's Republic of the Congo (1973–1992) (3) Marien Ngouabi (1938–1977) 1974 [4] 31 December 1969 18 March 1977 (assassinated) 7 years, 77 days Military / PCT: Lopes Goma – Military Committee of the PCT Chairman: Joachim Yhombi-Opango (1939–2020) — 18 March 1977 3 April 1977 16 days Military / PCT: Goma 4 Joachim Yhombi-Opango (1939 ...