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🇨🇩 Liberation Day in DRCongo
National liberation celebration
Date in DRCongo
May 17
Instituted1997
Marks the end of the dictatorship of Gnassingbé Eyadéma.
Commemorates liberation from French influence
How Liberation Day is observed in DRCongo
Historical significance
Commemorates the overthrow of Mobutu's dictatorship by Laurent Kabila's forces.
Public life in DRCongo
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
What this holiday commemorates
In DRCongo, around 1997
- 1997 1997 – The President of Congo, Mobutu Sese Seko, is forced into exile by rebel forces led by Laurent-Désiré Kabila. · Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1997 Zaire is officially renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo. · Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1997 Laurent Kabila becomes the 3rd President of DRC. · Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1997 Exiled from DRC, Mobutu Sese Seko leaves Togo for Morocco. · Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1997 The President of Congo, Mobutu Sese Seko, is forced into exile by rebel forces led by Laurent-Désiré Kabila. · Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1997 Exiled from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mobutu Sese Seko leaves Togo for Morocco. · Democratic Republic of the Congo