The Africa Report: DRC: Joseph Kabila hits back at Washington after US Treasury sanctions
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Joseph Kabila
Joseph Kabila Kabange is a Congolese politician and former military officer who was the fourth president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001 to 2019. He took 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 in power as the president of the new transitional government after the 2002…
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politics · President of the DR Congo from 2001–2019 · business magnate · politician · military personnel · also Joseph Kabila, Joseph Kabila Kabange, Kabila Kabange Joseph, Kabila
Born 4 June 1971 · Q57416
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2026· 7 entries
streamlinefeed.co.ke: DRC Crisis: Fayulu Demands Kabila and Nangaa at Tshisekedi's National Dialogue
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Yahoo: US imposes sanctions on former Congo President Joseph Kabila
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Bloomberg L.P.: US Sanctions Congo Ex-President Joseph Kabila for Rebel Ties
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The New York Times: Joseph Kabila
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Kabila was sanctioned by the United States
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2021· 1 entry
Removed the last of Kabila's allies from the government, and in 2023 Kabila went into self-imposed exile abroad
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2014· 1 entry
Which they did alongside troops from other African countries as part of the African Union-led mission MISCA
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2013· 1 entry
The DRC defeated one of the largest Rwandan-backed rebel groups in the east, the March 23 Movement (M23), but dozens of other armed militias remained active
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2012· 2 entries
Consisted of many former Nkunda loyalists
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After it made public disclosures of mining contracts a requirement for financial assistance
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2011· 2 entries
“I'm not a warmonger. And I’m not a pacifist either. But I like peace.”
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The DRC had the lowest standard of living among the 187 countries rated by the UN
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2010· 1 entry
And due to the expansion of the mining sector, the DRC experienced some of the highest GDP growth rates in sub-Saharan Africa, averaging 6
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2009· 2 entries
Removed Vital Kamerhe as president of the National Assembly, who had encouraged debate in parliament, gave the floor to the opposition, and held hearings into Kabila's controversial minerals agreement with China
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Announced a zero tolerance policy for sexual violence by security forces, which led to more prosecutions and a notable decrease in complaints
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2008· 1 entry
Kabila had allowed Rwandan troops to participate in joint operations with the Congolese army against the FDLR and the rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, a previously Rwandan-backed Tutsi warlord
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2007· 1 entry
Marked the first time that China became a major partner of the DRC and was the largest deal of its kind in the Congo's history
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2006· 1 entry
Kabila responded to evidence of widespread sex crimes committed by the Congolese military by describing the acts as "simply unforgivable"
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2002· 1 entry
And 2003 the Kabila administration prepared the DRC's mining code
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2001· 4 entries
Kabila and his wife have a daughter, born in 2001, named Sifa, after Kabila's mother, and a son born in 2008 named Laurent-Désiré Jr.
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The early Kabila administration promised to investigate mining contracts that the DRC had entered into since the 1990s, during which time foreign companies took advantage of the country's difficult situation and engaged
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Career landmark: President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–2019).
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Named Sifa, after Kabila's mother, and a son born in 2008 named Laurent-Désiré Jr
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2000· 2 entries
Became the chief of staff of the Land Forces
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Joseph Kabila became the chief of staff of the Land Forces
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1999· 1 entry
But never implemented, and facilitated the deployment of MONUC, a UN military observer mission for Congo
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1997· 1 entry
“s original name. His government received widespread international recognition. Following the AFDL”
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1971· 1 entry
Born 1971-06-04.
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