What the records say
- When
- 13 May 2002 – 15 May 2002
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 183
- Coordinates
- 0.52° N, 25.19° E
- Description
- massacre in Kisangani during the Second Congo War
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Kisangani massacre
Incident in the Second Congo War in 2002
The Kisangani massacre occurred from May 13–15, 2002 in the city of Kisangani, Tshopo. After suppressing a mutiny, the Rally for Congolese Democracy started extrajudicial killings, lootings, and rape in the city, killing as many as 183 people.
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- Wikidata: massacres and genocidesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Бойня в Кисангани — после попытки неудачного восстания в городе Кисангани (ДР Конго) были убиты около 200 человек (солдаты РКД, полицейские и мирные граждане)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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