Movement for the Liberation of Congo

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The Movement for the Liberation of Congo was a major rebel group and political movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, led by Jean-Pierre Bemba, that played a significant role in the country’s civil conflicts before transitioning into a political party.

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed movement ⓘ
political party ⓘ
rebel group ⓘ
accusations war crimes in the Central African Republic ⓘ
accusedBy human rights organizations ⓘ
alliedWith Rally for Congolese Democracy–National (RCD-N) in parts of the war ⓘ
armedStrength thousands of fighters at its peak ⓘ
associatedPerson Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo ⓘ
linked to: Jean-Pierre Bemba
conflict Ituri conflict ⓘ
Second Congo War ⓘ
country Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
electoralActivity participation in multi-party elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
founder Jean-Pierre Bemba ⓘ
goal participation in democratic governance after the war ⓘ
seizure of state power during the Second Congo War ⓘ
headquartersLocation Kinshasa ⓘ
ideology liberalism ⓘ
pro-business politics ⓘ
language French ⓘ
Lingala ⓘ
leader Jean-Pierre Bemba ⓘ
militaryWing MLC armed wing ⓘ
notableElection supported Jean-Pierre Bemba’s 2006 presidential campaign ⓘ
notableEvent participation in transitional government after Second Congo War ⓘ
notableLeader Jean-Pierre Bemba ⓘ
opposedTo Joseph Kabila government ⓘ
Laurent-Désiré Kabila government ⓘ
origin formed during the Second Congo War ⓘ
politicalPosition opposition party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
politicalRepresentation held seats in the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
held seats in the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
regionOfOperation Equateur Province ⓘ
linked to: Équateur Province

northern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
role key opposition force in post-war Congolese politics ⓘ
major belligerent in the Second Congo War ⓘ
roleInPeaceProcess participant in the Inter-Congolese Dialogue ⓘ
signatory of the Sun City peace agreements ⓘ
shortName MLC ⓘ
status former rebel group ⓘ
legal political party ⓘ
supportedBy Uganda ⓘ
transition transformed from rebel movement into political party ⓘ
type non-state armed group ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Congo War → involvedParty → Movement for the Liberation of Congo ⓘ
Africa’s World War → mainBelligerent → Movement for the Liberation of Congo ⓘ
Sun City peace talks → participant → Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) ⓘ
linked to: Movement for the Liberation of Congo
Global and All-Inclusive Agreement (2002) → signatory → Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC) ⓘ
linked to: Movement for the Liberation of Congo
Great War of Africa → mainBelligerent → Movement for the Liberation of the Congo ⓘ
linked to: Movement for the Liberation of Congo
MLC → fullName → Mouvement de Libération du Congo ⓘ
linked to: Movement for the Liberation of Congo
MLC → fullNameInEnglish → Movement for the Liberation of the Congo ⓘ
linked to: Movement for the Liberation of Congo
Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003–2006) → includedPartyOrFaction → Mouvement de Libération du Congo ⓘ
linked to: Movement for the Liberation of Congo
Inter-Congolese Dialogue → keyParticipant → Mouvement de Libération du Congo ⓘ
linked to: Movement for the Liberation of Congo
Jean-Pierre Bemba → memberOfPoliticalParty → Movement for the Liberation of the Congo ⓘ
linked to: Movement for the Liberation of Congo
Jean-Pierre Bemba → founded → Movement for the Liberation of the Congo ⓘ
linked to: Movement for the Liberation of Congo
Jean-Pierre Bemba → militaryCommand → Movement for the Liberation of the Congo armed wing ⓘ
linked to: Movement for the Liberation of Congo