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Kabila
[ kuh-bee-luh- ]
noun
- Lau·rent Dé·si·ré [loh-, rahn, dey-zee-, rey], 1939–2001, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1997–2001.
Kabila
/ æˈːə /
noun
- KabilaLaurent19402001MCongolesePOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: guerrilla leaderPOLITICS: head of state Laurent ( French lorã̃). 1940–2001, Congolese politician and guerrilla leader: he overthrew the Mobutu regime in Zaïre, becoming president of the renamed Democratic Republic of Congo (1997–2001): assassinated
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned the party of former President Joseph Kabila, accusing him of links to the M23 rebel group which has seized large parts of the east of the country this year.
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The ban comes amid reports that Kabila has returned to the country after spending two years in South Africa.
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Kabila led DR Congo for 18 years, after succeeding his father Laurent, who was shot dead in 2001.
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Joseph Kabila was just 29 at the time.
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It also noted that Kabila had chosen to return to Goma, where he was being protected by the "enemy".
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