Joseph Kabila

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was Joseph Kabila born?June 4, 1971
2. Where was Joseph Kabila born?Tanzania
3. What is the presidential tenure?January 17, 2001 - January 24, 2019
4. What is the key political affiliation?Founder and leader of the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD)
5. Who is Joseph Kabila?He was the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001 to 2016. He helped end a long war and worked on rebuilding the country.
6. How old was he when he became president?He was only 29 years old, a young former military officer, when he took office after his father's death.

Second Congo War: A major conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1998 to 2003, involving multiple African nations and numerous rebel groups.
Pretoria Accord: A peace agreement signed in 2003 that officially ended the Second Congo War and established a transitional government.
Authoritarian Government: A system of government where power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader or a small group, with limited political freedoms.
Constitutional Crisis: A situation where the fundamental laws of a country are unclear or disputed, often leading to political instability.