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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.
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 .
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.
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 8, 2021 · Twenty-two men convicted over the 2001 assassination of former Democratic Republic of the Congo President Laurent-Desire Kabila have been released from prison after receiving pardons from...
Jan 8, 2021 · Laurent Kabila was shot dead by a bodyguard in 2001. A military trial that followed jailed dozens of soldiers, including Col Eddy Kapend, his personal aide.
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Jan 17, 2001 · A brief biography of the former rebel leader who toppled Mobutu Sese Seko in Zaire in 1997, but failed to bring peace and democracy to the country. Learn about his background, his rise and fall, and his legacy of civil war and poverty.
