(1967-02-02) 2 February 1967 (age 57) Mutanda, Rutshuru, Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)
Service/branch
Land Forces
Years of service
1994–2004
Rank
General
Battles/wars
Rwandan genocide (1994–1995); First Congo War (1997–1998); Second Congo War (2000–2003); Kivu conflict (2007); Nord-Kivu War (2008)
Laurent Nkunda (or Laurent Nkundabatware Mihigo (birth name), or Laurent Nkunda Batware, or as he prefers to be called The Chairman; born February 2, 1967) is a former General in the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and is the former warlord (leader of a rebel faction) operating in the province of North-Kivu, sympathetic to Congolese Tutsis and the Tutsi-dominated government of neighbouring Rwanda. Nkunda, who is himself a Congolese Tutsi, commanded the former DRC troops of the 81st and 83rd Brigades of the DRC Army. He speaks English, French, Swahili, Kinyarwanda,[1] Lingala and Kinande. On January 22, 2009, he was put under house arrest in Gisenyi when he was called for a meeting to plan a joint operation between the Congolese and Rwandan militaries.[2][3]
^McConnell, Tristan (2008-11-01). "Congo's maverick warlord who kills in the name of Christianity". The Times. London. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
^Nienaber, Georgianne (20 January 2012). "What Happened to Congolese General Laurent Nkunda?". HuffPost. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
^BBC News. Rwanda arrests Congo rebel leader. 23 January 2009
Nkunda is a Congolese and Rwandan surname. Notable people with the name include: Elizabeth Nkunda Batenga, Tanzanian politician LaurentNkunda (1967),...
défense du peuple, CNDP) is a political armed militia established by LaurentNkunda in the Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in December...
these two forces, rebel Tutsi forces, formerly under the command of LaurentNkunda, became the dominant opposition to the government forces. The United...
mixage entre FARDC et éléments de LaurentNkunda" [Goma: towards the mix between FARDC and elements of LaurentNkunda]. Radio Okapi (in French). 2007-01-05...
Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), against which LaurentNkunda's troops were fighting, but other smaller groups such as the anti-Ugandan...
General LaurentNkunda. DRC officials reported that two government soldiers were killed in the fighting. According to The Independent, Nkunda, who is...
dissident general LaurentNkunda. A hastily negotiated verbal agreement in Rwanda saw three government FAC brigades integrated with Nkunda's former ANC 81st...
between government troops and rebels led by LaurentNkunda, with an estimated 250,000 people made homeless. Nkunda claimed his CNDP forces were protecting...
Rwanda allegedly supported the continuing rebellion of General Nkunda in Congo. Nkunda was, however, arrested by Rwandan police in 2009. The DRC sought...
(2004–present). On August 19, 2003, DRC government decree 019/2003 offered LaurentNkunda the rank of Brigadier General and command of the new Congo Government's...
Kisangani; this is believed to be the work of those under the command of LaurentNkunda. By the time a peace agreement was signed in 2002, the town was under...
force. In June 2004, Bukavu, South Kivu was occupied by rebel general LaurentNkunda. A military observer was killed. The 1,000 MONUC troops could only protect...
"D.R. Congo: Arrest LaurentNkunda For War Crimes". Human Rights Watch. 2006-02-01. Retrieved 2023-07-27. "Congo rebel leader Nkunda arrested in Rwanda...
First Congo War 1996–1997 and Second Congo War 1998–2003 Kivu Conflict (LaurentNkunda Rebellion) Kenya has enjoyed relatively stable governance. However,...
insurgents). During a November 2008 interview with Congolese rebel leader LaurentNkunda, he disclosed that a band of his rebels refer to themselves as the "Group...
prompting a sharp rebuke by the government of Rwanda. Prior to this, Gen. LaurentNkunda had split from the government, taking Banyamulenge (ethnic Tutsis in...
included a major rebellion from 2005 to 2009, led by Congolese Tutsi LaurentNkunda, as well as the a rebellion carried out by the March 23 Movement (M23)...
which Kabila won, and in December 2006 he was sworn in as president. LaurentNkunda, a member of Rally for Congolese Democracy–Goma, defected along with...
broker an agreement between the Congolese government and rebel leader LaurentNkunda to spare the mountain gorilla sector of the park from the ongoing civil...
separate meetings with DRC President Joseph Kabila and rebel leader LaurentNkunda. During the Zimbabwean election of July 2013, Obasanjo headed a delegation...
provisional government was based in the city. Gisenyi is the city where LaurentNkunda — accused by the United Nations of having led an army that illegally...
Islands 1967 – Artūrs Irbe, Latvian ice hockey player and coach 1967 – LaurentNkunda, Congolese general 1968 – Kenny Albert, American sportscaster 1968 –...
Bukavu in 2004. The city had been invaded by troops commanded by General LaurentNkunda and Colonel Jules Mutebutsi. After his military triumph in Bukavu, Félix...
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