What the records say
- When
- 4 Aug 1998 – 30 Aug 1998
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 5.07° S, 14.40° E
- Description
- 1998 Offensive in the Second Congo War
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Operation Kitona
Offensive in the Second Congo War
Operation Kitona was a Rwandan/Ugandan offensive that marked the beginning of the Second Congo War. Rwanda hoped to depose Laurent-Désiré Kabila and install a government more favorable to Rwanda's interests by quickly taking control of Kinshasa and the strategic western province of Bas-Congo.
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