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News •

Kabila's return to Congo fuels tensions amid truce • Apr. 25, 2025, 8:42 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)
Kabila's return to DRC fuels tensions amid truce • Apr. 25, 2025, 12:52 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)
Congo suspends former president Kabila's political party • Apr. 21, 2025, 1:43 AM ET (Reuters)
Joseph Kabila: DR Congo bans ex-president's PPRD party over alleged M23 links • Apr. 20, 2025, 7:33 AM ET (BBC)
Former President Kabila says he will return to Congo • Apr. 9, 2025, 3:08 AM ET (Straits Times)

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Born June 4, 1971 (age 53) • Democratic Republic of the Congo
Title / Office president (2001-2019), Democratic Republic of the Congo
Notable Family Members father Laurent Kabila

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Étienne Tshisekedi
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Yamagata Aritomo
Yamagata Aritomo
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Józef Piłsudski
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Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
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Sam Manekshaw
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Idriss Déby
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Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali
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John Shalikashvili
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Manuel Noriega
Manuel Noriega
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Qassem Soleimani
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