LRA-affected areas
February 2001
Rwandan and Ugandan withdrawal began in the DRC.
February 2000
Fighting continued in the DRC, largely for natural resources, pitting government against rebels and Rwandan against Ugandan forces. The Council added Chapter VII protective powers to the UN Mission in the Congo (MONUC) mandate.
July 1999
The DRC, Angola, Namibia, Rwanda, Uganda and Zimbabwe signed the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement.
August 1998
Insurgents backed by Rwanda and Uganda rose up against Democratic Republic of the Congo President Laurent-Desire Kabila. Zimbabwe, Namibia and Angola sent troops to assist the government.
1987
Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency began.
1986
Museveni took power in Uganda and installed a no-party system; the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) began fighting.
