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Sunday, March 22, 2026

Collection of facts about the Second Congo War

This post is a collection of facts about the Second Congo War (1998-2003). There are 11 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Democratic Republic Congo, Angola, Chad, Namibia, Zimbabwe vs. Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi
• Preceded by the First Congo War (1996-1997)
• Operation Kitona (1998) aimed to remove Laurent-Désiré Kabila from power
• Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement in 1999
• Six Day War (2000)
• Laurent-Désiré Kabila assassinated in 2001 and replaced by son Joseph Kaliba
• Pygmy genocide (2002-2003)
• Rwanda withdraws troops in the Pretoria Accord (2002)
• Ended with establishment of the Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2003
• Estimated 5.4 million deaths
• Followed by the Kivu conflict and ongoing Ituri conflict