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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)...
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  • Palais de Marbre, Kinshasa Laurent-Désiré Kabila, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was assassinated in his office inside his official...
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    office ten days after the assassination of his father, President Laurent-Désiré Kabila in the context of the Second Congo War. He was allowed to remain...
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  • Jaynet Désirée Kabila Kyungu (born 4 June 1971) is the daughter of Laurent-Désiré Kabila, the former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo and...
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  • Aimée Kabila Mulengela (24 July 1976 – 16 January 2008) was the alleged natural daughter of Laurent-Désiré Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic...
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    his antics did not last long. In May 1997, rebel forces led by Laurent-Désiré Kabila overran the country and forced him into exile. Already suffering...
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    active support from Uganda, Rwanda and Angola, the Tutsi forces of Laurent-Désiré Kabila moved methodically down the Congo River, encountering only light...
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    replaced Zairean president Mobutu Sese Seko with the rebel leader Laurent-Désiré Kabila. Kabila's unstable government subsequently came into conflict with his...
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    and has held its role since 2001, following the assassination of Laurent-Désiré Kabila. Constructed in 1956 based on Marcel Lambrichs [fr; nl]' design...
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    aftermath of the Rwandan genocide and growing ethnic violence. In 1996, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, the head of the AFDL militia, led a popular rebellion against Mobutu...
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