What had been a Tutsi uprising in early October, 1996, quickly exploded into a full-blown political rebellion against the Mobutu regime. African nations with scores to settle with Mobutu, including Rwanda, Uganda and Angola, lined up to help the rebel movement led by Laurent Kabila with money, men and arms. In seven months, the rebels routed government forces and overtook Kinshasa. Mobutu fled the country on May 16, 1997.
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