March 23 Movement

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The March 23 Movement (M23) is a rebel group active in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for its insurgency against the Congolese government and involvement in regional conflicts.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
March 23 Movement canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed group ⓘ
insurgent movement ⓘ
non-state armed actor ⓘ
rebel group ⓘ
abbreviation M23 ⓘ
accusedOf crimes against humanity ⓘ
forced displacement of civilians ⓘ
recruitment of child soldiers ⓘ
sexual violence ⓘ
summary executions ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ
activeIn North Kivu ⓘ
linked to: North Kivu Province

Nyiragongo territory ⓘ
Rutshuru territory ⓘ
linked to: Rutshuru

eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
allegedSupportFrom Rwanda ⓘ
Rwandan Defence Force ⓘ
Uganda ⓘ
captured Goma ⓘ
captureDate November 2012 ⓘ
conflictWith Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
controls territories in North Kivu at various times ⓘ
country Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
declaredEndOfRebellion November 2013 ⓘ
designatedAs negative force by regional governments ⓘ
terrorist organization by the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
formedFrom National Congress for the Defence of the People ⓘ
goal integration of its fighters into the Congolese army on favorable terms ⓘ
protection of Tutsi and Rwandophone populations in eastern DR Congo (claimed) ⓘ
hasCommander Bosco Ntaganda ⓘ
Sultani Makenga ⓘ
hasEthnicBase Congolese Tutsi ⓘ
Rwandophone communities in eastern DR Congo ⓘ
Tutsi ⓘ
hasLeader Bertrand Bisimwa ⓘ
Bosco Ntaganda ⓘ
Sultani Makenga ⓘ
headquartersLocation areas under its control in North Kivu (de facto) ⓘ
ideology Tutsi-aligned interests in eastern DR Congo ⓘ
involvedIn regional tensions between DR Congo and Rwanda ⓘ
namedAfter 23 March 2009 peace agreement ⓘ
opposes Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Congolese government forces ⓘ
partOfConflict Kivu conflict ⓘ
armed conflicts in eastern DR Congo ⓘ
reasonForName alleged failure of the Congolese government to implement the 23 March 2009 agreement ⓘ
resumedOperations 2021 ⓘ
2022 ⓘ
startTime 2012 ⓘ
April 2012 ⓘ
subjectOf United Nations Group of Experts reports ⓘ
United Nations sanctions ⓘ
targetedBy MONUSCO ⓘ
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
usesLanguage French ⓘ
Kinyarwanda ⓘ
Swahili ⓘ
withdrawalDate December 2012 ⓘ
withdrewFrom Goma ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Mai-Mai militias → opposedTo → March 23 Movement ⓘ
CNDP → successor → March 23 Movement ⓘ