1997 in Zaire

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1997 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The following lists events that happened during 1997 in Zaire.

Incumbents

Events

Date event
Sizarail is dissolved and all operations are taken over by the Société nationale des chemins de fer du Congo (SNCC).[1]
18 February United Nations Security Council Resolution 1097 is adopted unanimously, in which the Council endorsed a five-point peace plan to address the situation in eastern Zaire.[2]
29 March Société Minière et Industrielle du Kivu (Sominki) is put into liquidation.[3]
16 May Donatien Mahele Lieko Bokungu, army chief of staff, is killed by Mobutu loyalists.[4]
16 May First Congo War concludes when forces under Laurent-Désiré Kabila enter Kinshasa
17 May Zaire is renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo. Bank of Zaire becomes Central Bank of the Congo

See also

References

  1. ^ N'Lemvo Dedengity 2008.
  2. ^ Security Council endorses peace plan.
  3. ^ Final Statement ... NCP.
  4. ^ Little 1997.

Sources

  • Final Statement of the Canadian National Contact Point - Banro Corporation and a Group of Former Employees, Global Affairs Canada, 25 May 2017, retrieved 2021-04-10
  • Little, Allan (24 May 1997), "Hope and retribution in Zaire", BBC News, retrieved 2021-04-17
  • N'Lemvo Dedengity, Alain Riche (2008), "Historique de la S.N.C.C.", La problématique de l'audit interne dans la gestion des entreprises publiques en République Démocratique du Congo: Cas de « LA SOCIETE NATIONALE DE CHEMINS DE FER DU CONGO (thesis), Institut supérieur du commerce, retrieved 2021-03-30
  • Security Council endorses peace plan for Great Lakes region proposed by UN/OAU Special Representative, United Nations, 18 February 1997

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