1999 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Updated on Dec 18, 2024

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Decades: 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s See also: Other events of 1999History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The following lists events that happened during 1999 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Incumbents

January 6 - DRC rebel leaders are alleged to have investigated a massacre of up to 500 civilians, many of them women and children, over the New Year.

January 7 - Zimbabwe says its military intervention in DRC is being funded by France, Libya and Angola.

January 13 - Nuns report that teenager soldiers of DRC have carried out a massacre of more than 200 people in the town of Libenge.

March 1 - Sudan enters the Second Congo War.

March 12 - The United Kingdom recalls its ambassador to DRC due to the deportation of five Britons accused of spying.

April 20 - Uganda downplays an agreement in Libya to end the Second Congo War.

April 21 - Rwanda rejects the peace agreement in Libya to end the Second Congo War.

May 28 - Rwanda declares a ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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