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DRC: Political overview

A Kinshasa resident casts his ballot for president, 2006

The political history of the DRC has been periodized as follows:

  • Pre-colonial Congo
  • Congo Free State: 1878 - 1908
  • Belgian colonialism: 1908 - 1960
  • First Republic: 1960 - 1965
  • Second Republic: 1965 - 1990
  • Third Republic: 1990 - 1997
  • Civil war: 1997 - 2002
  • Peace process: 2002 - May 2006
  • Transition to Democracy: June - December 2006
 
 

General

  • DRC main page
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  • Political overview
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  • Women in politics
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Legal framework

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