The Second Congo War, sometimes called Africa's world war, was fought mainly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and involved the armies of about nine African countries and many armed groups. It began when President Laurent-Desire Kabila tried to remove his former Rwandan and Ugandan backers, who then supported rebel movements in the east. Angola, Namibia and Zimbabwe sent troops to support Kabila. Fighting was marked by attacks on civilians and widespread sexual violence, and by competition for resources such as gold, diamonds and coltan. The war and the resulting hunger and disease killed millions of people, making it the deadliest conflict since the Second World War, and violence in the east continues.
Before and after
- 27 June 1998Construction of Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- 6 July 1998Construction of Hong Kong International Airport
- 17 July 1998Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
- 23 July 1998Creation of Mandriva Linux
- from 2 August 1998 to 30 June 2003Second Congo War
- from 4 August 1998 to 30 August 1998Operation Kitona
- from 17 August 1998 to 15 November 19981998 Russian financial crisis
- 19 August 1998Release of Rotten Tomatoes
- 4 September 1998Founding of Google
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