What the records say
- When
- 9 Apr 1997
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 11.66° S, 27.48° E
- Description
- capture of Lumbumbashi
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Capture of Lubumbashi
Capture of Lumbumbashi
The capture of Lubumbashi took place in April 1997, during the First Congo War in southern Zaire. The rebels of the Alliance des forces démocratiques pour la libération du Congo (AFDL) took the city of Lubumbashi from the Zairean armed forces (FAZ) loyal to President Mobutu Sese Seko.
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