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Kisangani, and the refugees settled between Kisangani and Ubundu. The two camps of Kaese I and II housed 50,000 people, while 30,000 refugees joined the Biaro camp. [50] Access was extremely difficult for humanitarian organizations and, by April, around a hundred people were dying every day due to poor living conditions. [51]
The Kisangani massacre occurred from May 13–15, 2002 in the city of Kisangani, Tshopo. After suppressing a mutiny, the Rally for Congolese Democracy started extrajudicial killings, lootings, and rape in the city, killing up to 183 people.
Battles generally refer to short periods of intense combat localized to a specific area and over a specific period of time. However, use of the terms in naming such events is not consistent. For example, the First Battle of the Atlantic was more or less an entire theatre of war, and the so-called battle lasted for the duration of the entire war ...
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The First Congo War, [c] also known as Africa's First World War, [29] was a civil and international military conflict that lasted from 24 October 1996 to 16 May 1997, primarily taking place in Zaire (which was renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the conflict).
Stanleyville becomes capital of the newly created People's Republic of the Congo. [11] 1966 July: Mercenaries' Mutiny attempted. Stanleyville renamed "Kisangani." [7] 1967 - Second Mercenaries' Mutiny occurs. 1970 Belgian king Baudouin visits city. [citation needed] Population: 216,526. [1] 1971 Société Textile de Kisangani (manufactory ...
The Kisangani Mutinies are referenced in the hit single "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" by singer-songwriter Warren Zevon and former Congo mercenary David Lindell. It is also featured in the 1995 film Outbreak. Both the 1966 and 1967 mutinies are featured in the 2011 film Mister Bob.