Alliance des forces démocratiques pour la libération du Congo Kinshasa
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Sources
found: Les bakongo et l'AFDL, 1997:t.p. (AFDL) p. 1 (Alliance des forces démocratiques pour la libération du Congo Kinshasa, AFDL)
found: L'A.F.D.L. et la libération du Congo, 1997:t.p. (A.F.D.L.) p. 4 (AFDL; Alliance des forces démocratiques pour la libération du Congo)
found: Ngolet, F. History of the Congo, c2010:ECIP galley (Alliance des forces démocratiques pour la libération du Congo-Zaïre; Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire; ADFL)
found: Wikipedia, May 4, 2010(Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire; AFDL or ADFLC; coalition of Congolese dissidents, minority groups, and nations that toppled President Mobutu Sese Seko and brought Laurent Kabila to power in First Congo War (1996-1997); successful in overthrowing Mobutu dictatorship; fell apart after Kabila and his Ugandan and Rwandan backers turned on each other, marking the beginning of Second Congo War on Aug. 2, 1998; the alliance is also frequently called by its original French name: Alliance des forces démocratiques pour la libération du Congo-Zaïre (AFDL))
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Change Notes
2003-01-31: new
2013-08-06: revised
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