The politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo take place in the context of a decentralised unitary semi-presidential republic of 25 provinces and the city-province of Kinshasa. The president is
The Palace of the Nation, the working residence of the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Palais du Peuple, seat of the parliament in Kinshasa
First Congo War
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The First Congo War, also known as Africa's First World War, was a civil and international military conflict that lasted from 24 October 1996 to 16 May 1997, primarily taking place in Zaire. The war r
Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
…current constitution was not promulgated until 18 February 2006. Since 1996, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been a battleground, starting with neighboring states invading Zaire, which ended the 32-year rule of Mobutu Sese Seko and saw Laurent-Désiré Kabila becoming the new president. These conflicts originated from the…
Mobutu Sese Seko, long-time dictator of Zaire
A Rwandan refugee camp in Zaire, 1994
President Laurent-Désiré Kabila