Assassination of Laurent-Désiré Kabila
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This article is about the assassination of Kabila. For the film investigating his death, see Murder in Kinshasa.
Laurent-Désiré Kabila, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was assassinated in his office inside his official residence at the Palais de Marbre, Kinshasa on 16 January 2001. The assassin who killed him was his 18-year-old bodyguard named Rashidi Mizele [fr], who has also been previously identified as Rashidi Kasereka. Mizele was later shot dead. It was believed that some former child soldiers (kadogos) were part of this plan.[2][3]
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Location | Palais de Marbre, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Coordinates | 4.3639°S 15.2506°E / -4.3639; 15.2506 |
Date | 16 January 2001 |
Attack type | Assassination |
Weapon | Revolver (unspecified) |
Deaths | 2 |
Victim | Laurent-Désiré Kabila |
Assailant | Rashidi Kasereka[1] |
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