Jump to content

1993 in Zaire

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1993
in
Zaire

Decades:
See also:History of Zaire

The following lists events that happened during 1993 in Zaire.

Incumbents

[edit]

Events

[edit]
Date event
University of Goma is established in Goma on Lake Kivu.
Reformed Church of the Faith in Congo is founded, mostly located in Shaba (Katanga)
March - September Mai-Mai militias of the Hunde, Nyanga, and Nande peoples, apparently supported by local politicians, start to attack the Banyarwanda population, mostly Hutu, in parts of North Kivu. The Hutu form a militia to defend themselves, and for almost six months the ethnic militias fight each other. About 6,000 die and 250,000 are displaced.[1]
18 March Faustin Birindwa is appointed prime minister.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]

Sources

[edit]
  • Longman, Timothy (July 1996), "Zaire. Forced to Flee. Violence Against the Tutsis in Zaire", HRW reports, 8 (2 (A)), Human Rights Watch, retrieved 18 April 2021