Union des Patriotes Congolais

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The Union des Patriotes Congolais (UPC) is an Ituri-based Congolese militia and political group that played a major role in the ethnic conflict in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in the early 2000s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf militia group
political organization
abbreviation UPC
activeInConflict Ituri conflict
armedWing militia
basedIn Ituri
linked to: Ituri Province
conflictPeriod early 2000s
conflictType ethnic conflict
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
geopoliticalContext northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo conflicts
hasActivityType military activities
political activities
hasEthnicContext Ituri ethnic tensions
hasEthnicDimension ethnic conflict in Ituri
hasNameInFrench Union des Patriotes Congolais
hasOrganizationType non-state armed group
hasScope regional
involvedIn armed conflict in Ituri
violence in Ituri
languageOfName French
locatedIn northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
linked to: Ituri Province
natureOfOrganization Congolese militia and political group
operatesIn northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
linked to: Ituri Province
operationalStatusInEarly2000s active
partOf Ituri-based armed groups
politicalWing political group
region Ituri Province
roleInConflict major role in ethnic conflict in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo armedGroupInvolved Union des Patriotes Congolais
Thomas Lubanga Dyilo founderOf Union of Congolese Patriots
linked to: Union des Patriotes Congolais
Thomas Lubanga Dyilo politicalParty Union of Congolese Patriots
linked to: Union des Patriotes Congolais
Ituri conflict mainBelligerent Union of Congolese Patriots
linked to: Union des Patriotes Congolais
Union des Patriotes Congolais hasNameInFrench Union des Patriotes Congolais