Democratic Republic of the Congo

37 entries quoted from the Wikipedia articles written per year for Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1960 CE to 2021 CE. Each century below shows a sample spread across it; the year link on a line opens everything held for that year.

20th century

14 entries, 1960 CE to 1999 CE

1960July 11 - Moise Tshombe declared the Congolese province of Katanga independent, and, taking advantage of the Congo's dismissal of Belgian officers from the Congolese Army, asked for military aid from Belgium. The Congo's prime minister Patrice Lumumba asked the United Nations to intervene in the crisis.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
1960July 17 - Joseph Kasavubu and Patrice Lumumba, unhappy with the United Nations' progress in pressuring Belgium to withdraw its troops from the former Belgian Congo, added a new dimension to the crisis with an ultimatum: If Belgian troops did not withdraw within 48 hours, the Congolese leaders would invite the Soviet Union to send troops to the African nation.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
1960July 9 - The Belgian national airline Sabena began airlifting Belgian citizens out of the Republic of Congo. Over the next three weeks, 25,711 flew home.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
1960September 3 - In the bloodiest day of fighting since the Congo became independent of Belgium, more than 300 people were killed and 700 wounded as Congolese troops invaded the "Mining State" that had been declared by Albert Kalonji in the Kasai Province. The cities of Mwene Ditu and Laputa had been retaken by government troops loyal to Patrice Lumumba, while Kasai rebels were marching to defend the major city of Bakwanga (now Mbuji-Mayi).Democratic Republic of the Congo source
196625 June – Dikembe Mutombo, basketball playerDemocratic Republic of the Congo source
1969Minière des Grands Lacs Africains (MGL) is merged with Kivumines, Phibraki and Cobelmin, based in Kamituga.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
19965 March - Emmanuel Mudiay, basketball playerDemocratic Republic of the Congo source
1998October 13 - Rebels say they have taken the government stronghold of Kindu.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
1998The rebels gain control over Goma, Kabila's home area.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
1998Libyan planes fly to DRC. The government of Libya says it is to evacuate Arab families who went to the Republic of the Congo from DRC.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
1998The villages of Durba and Watsa in Orientale Province are the center of an outbreak of Marburg virus disease among gold mine workers.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
1998September 3 - South Africa now says it supports the intervention of DRC by Namibia, Zimbabwe and Angola, supporting Kabila.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
1998September 9 - Kinshasa is facing serious food shortages due to the war.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
1999April 20 - Uganda downplays an agreement in Libya to end the Second Congo War.Democratic Republic of the Congo source

21st century

23 entries, 2001 CE to 2021 CE

2001The government met with rebel group leaders for talks on ending the Second Congo War.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
2001Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations, visited the DRC.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
200116 January – President Laurent-Desire Kabila is shot and killed by a bodyguard.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
200126 April – Six members of the International Red Cross were killed in the Ituri Province.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
2002September 6 - Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo agree to normalise their relations after four years of the Second Congo War.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
2002August 28 - Uganda and Zimbabwe begin pulling their troops out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
2002Most forests were earmarked for industrial logging: 43.5 million hectares were the subject of 25-year contractsDemocratic Republic of the Congo source
2002new Mining Code, written with input from the World BankDemocratic Republic of the Congo source
2002A United Nations panel recommended sanctions against 29 companies, including the George Forrest Group, for the way their operations did business in the DR Congo. The panel also recommended sanctions against 54 individuals.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
2002January 17 - The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo displaces an estimated 400,000 people.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
20026 October - Jonathan Kuminga, basketball playerDemocratic Republic of the Congo source
200590% of the 35,000 election sites were open on December 18.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
2006Anvil Mining of Australia bought the Kinsevere, Tshiufa and Nambulwa mines, north-west of Lubumbashi, Mining Company Katanga (MCK), controlled by Moïse Katumbi, governor of Katanga Province. MCK acquired the mines from Gécamines when it was privatized.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
2007A World Bank review of the Congo's three largest mining contracts finds that the 2005 concession awards were made with "a complete lack of transparency"Democratic Republic of the Congo source
2008February 7: Prairie International and the Central African Mining and Exploration Company (CAMEC) announced that operations at Mukondo had restarted.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
2008Findings of the mining contract review announced.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
2010January 3 - Mount Nyamuragira erupts, threatening Virunga National Park and local villages.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
2011February 4 - A new centre to help rape victims in the Democratic Republic of the Congo opens in the eastern city of Bukavu.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
2012An artisanal gold mine collapses in Orientale Province, killing approximately 60 miners.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
2015Forbes estimated that Dan Gertler's wealth is $1.26 billion.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
20172017: Morgan Stanley projects 1 billion electric vehicles in use globally by 2050 and 800% increase in demand for cobalt, used in electric car batteries, by 2026.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
201722 April 2017 to 1 July 2017 – 2017 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreakDemocratic Republic of the Congo source
2021February 12 – Virunga National Park announces the birth of the first mountain gorilla, a male, of 2021.Democratic Republic of the Congo source