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Laurent-Désiré Kabila

1939 - 2001

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Laurent-Désiré Kabila (French pronunciation: [lo.ʁɑ̃ de.zi.ʁe ka.bi.la]; 27 November 1939 – 16 January 2001) usually known as Laurent Kabila or Kabila the Father (US: ), was a Congolese rebel and politician who served as the third president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1997 until his assassination in 2001. Kabila initially gained prominence as an opponent of Mobutu Sese Seko during the Congo Crisis (1960–1965). He took part in the Simba rebellion and led the Communist-aligned Fizi rebel breakaway state in eastern Congo from 1967 to 1988 before disappearing from public. In the 1990s, Kabila re-emerged as leader of the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (ADFL), a Rwandan and Ugandan-sponsored rebel group that invaded Zaire and overthrew Mobutu during the First Congo War from 1996 to 1997. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Laurent-Désiré Kabila is the 2,253rd most popular politician (down from 1,783rd in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Congolese Politician.

Kabila is most famous for being the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo from 1997 to 2001.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Laurent-Désiré Kabila ranks 2,253 out of 19,576. Before him are Faustina the Younger, Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Wang Jingwei, Adnan Menderes, Felix Yusupov, and Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia. After him are Félix Faure, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, Gustav Heinemann, Sergey Bubka, Ephialtes of Trachis, and Géza II of Hungary.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Laurent-Désiré Kabila ranks 29. Before him are Karel Gott, Jean-Marie Lehn, Jackie Stewart, Romano Prodi, Michèle Mercier, and Harry Kroto. After him are Barbara Liskov, John Cleese, George Lazenby, Junko Tabei, F. Murray Abraham, and Sidney Altman. Among people deceased in 2001, Laurent-Désiré Kabila ranks 19. Before him are G. E. M. Anscombe, Christiaan Barnard, Sabiha Gökçen, Bill Hewlett, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, and Claude Shannon. After him are Iannis Xenakis, Alberto Korda, Gilbert Bécaud, Wilhelm Mohnke, Fred Hoyle, and Ernst Gombrich.

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In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Laurent-Désiré Kabila ranks 4 out of 107. Before him are Patrice Lumumba (1925), Mobutu Sese Seko (1930), and Moïse Tshombe (1919). After him are Denis Mukwege (1955), Claude Makélélé (1973), Dikembe Mutombo (1966), Fridolin Ambongo Besungu (1960), Félix Tshisekedi (1963), Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1939), Antoine Gizenga (1925), and Joseph Kabila (1971).

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Among POLITICIANS In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among politicians born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Laurent-Désiré Kabila ranks 4. Before him are Patrice Lumumba (1925), Mobutu Sese Seko (1930), and Moïse Tshombe (1919). After him are Félix Tshisekedi (1963), Antoine Gizenga (1925), Joseph Kabila (1971), Étienne Tshisekedi (1932), Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi (1930), Sylvestre Ilunga (1947), Jean-Pierre Bemba (1962), and Joseph Iléo (1921).

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