List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1971 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Incumbents
Events
Date |
event
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Democratic Republic of the Congo opens its embassy in Brasilia, Brazil.
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June
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Zairian Armed Forces (FAZ) conduct reprisals after rebels led by Laurent-Désiré Kabila are active in South Kivu.
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4 June
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Joseph Kabila, future president of the DRC, is born in Fizi Territory, South Kivu province.
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27 October
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo is renamed Zaire
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