DRC: Inactive and defunct political parties
Updated April 2006
Political organisations formed after 1990
Parties ordered by date of founding and alphabetically.
| Party | Remarks |
|---|---|
| Parti de la Révolution Populaire (PRP) People's Revolution Party |
Leader: Laurent Désére Kabila (d 16 January 2001). Founded 1967, dissolved in April 1999 |
| Conseil National de Résistance pour la Démocratie (CNRD) National Council of Resistance for Democracy |
Leaders: Gaston Kangele Mubawa (d 1997), André Kisase Ngandu (d January 1997) Founded 1993, dissolved April 1999 |
| Mouvement Révolutionnaire pour la Libération du Zaïre (MRLZ) Revolutionary Movement for the Liberation of Zaïre |
Leaders: Déogratias Bugera Founded 1994, dissolved April 1999 |
| Alliance Démocratique des Peuples (ADP) Democratic Alliance of Peoples |
Leaders: Anselme Masasu Ningaba (d 24 November 2000) Founded 1995, dissolved April 1999 |
| Alliance des Forces Démocratiques pour la Libération du Congo-Zaïre (AFDL) Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaïre |
Leader: Laurent Désére Kabila (d 16 January 2001) Founded 18 October 1996 as an alliance of PRP, CNRD, MRLZ and ADP. Dissolved in April 1999 |
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