What was the name of the dictator replaced by Laurent-Désiré Kabila in the first Congo war?
Mobutu Sese Seko
Joseph Kabila
Patrice Lumumba
Joseph Kasa-Vubu
Answer
Mobutu Sese Seko was the dictator of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) who was replaced by Laurent-Désiré Kabila during the first Congo war. Kagame sponsored two rebel wars in Zaire, with Rwandan- and Ugandan-backed rebels winning the first war (1996-97).
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