What the records say
- When
- 13 Mar 1997 – 15 Mar 1997
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 0.52° N, 25.20° E
- Description
- 1997 battle of the First Congo War
Battle of Kisangani (1997)
Part of the First Congo War
The Battle of Kisangani took place in March 1997 during the First Congo War. The rebels of the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (AFDL), supported by the Rwandan Patriotic Front, took the city defended by the Zairian Armed Forces (FAZ) which was loyal to President Mobutu Sese Seko.
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