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Rebels led by Laurent Kabila take control of Kinshasa, capital of Zaire now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, after overrun
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- 14 May 2012
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South African History Online. (2012, May 14). Rebels led by Laurent Kabila take control of Kinshasa, capital of Zaire now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, after overrun. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083372
South African History Online (2012) 'Rebels led by Laurent Kabila take control of Kinshasa, capital of Zaire now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, after overrun', South African History Online, 14 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083372 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, Rebels led by Laurent Kabila take control of Kinshasa, capital of Zaire now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, after overrun [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083372, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"Rebels led by Laurent Kabila take control of Kinshasa, capital of Zaire now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, after overrun." South African History Online, 14 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083372. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Rebels led by Laurent Kabila take control of Kinshasa, capital of Zaire now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, after overrun." South African History Online. May 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083372.
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