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2014 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Other events of 2014History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The following lists events that happened during 2014 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Incumbents

  • President: Joseph Kabila
  • Prime Minister: Augustin Matata Ponyo

    • April

  • April 23 - More than 60 people are killed and 80 are seriously injured in a train crash in Katanga Province.

    • June

  • June 7 - At least 37 people are killed in an attack in South Kivu province.
  • June 8 - The United Nations and Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo sends troops to South Kivu province after 37 people are killed there.

    • August

  • August 24 - The Democratic Republic of Congo confirms two deaths from Ebola in the north of the country, the first cases reported from the current outbreak in West Africa.

    • October

  • October 18 - Suspected Ugandan rebels kill more than 20 people near Beni in their second attack in 48 hours.

    • November

  • November 20 - The Ugandan rebel group kills up to 80 people near Beni in North Kivu.

    • December

  • December 7 - Ugandan rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces and National Army for the Liberation of Uganda kill 36 people in North Kivu province.
  • December 12 - The ferry MV Mutambala capsizes on Lake Tanganyika, leaving at least 26 dead.
  • December 14 - The death toll of a capsized ferry MV Mutambala on December 12 in Lake Tanganyika rises to 129 with authorities continuing to search for bodies or survivors.

    • References

    2014 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Wikipedia
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