Template:History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Early history pre–1876
Kingdom of Kongo 1390–1914
Kingdom of Luba 1585–1889
Kingdom of Lunda 1600–1887
Kuba Kingdom 1625–1884
Kingdom of Chokwe 1800–1891
Yeke Kingdom 1856–1891
Colonization 1876–1960
Intl. African Association 1876–1879
Intl. Congo Society 1879–1885
Congo Free State (Atrocities) 1885–1908
Belgian Congo 1908–1960
World War II 1940–1945
Independence post–1960
Congo Crisis 1960–1965
Congo–Léopoldville 1960–1971
Zaire (Shaba I / II) 1971–1997
First Congo War 1996–1997
Second Congo War 1998–2003
Joseph Kabila presidency 2001–2019
Félix Tshisekedi presidency 2019–present
See also: Years
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