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Kabila

American

[kuh-bee-luh-] / kəˈbi lə /

noun

Laurent Désiré 1939–2001, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1997–2001.

Kabila British

/ kæˈbiːlə /

noun

Laurent ( French lorã̃). 1940–2001, Congolese politician and guerrilla leader: he overthrew the Mobutu regime in Zaïre, becoming president of the renamed Democratic Republic of Congo (1997–2001): assassinated

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Eiland, a retired major general, is an adviser to Black Cube, an Israeli company famous for having conducted surveillance for clients including Harvey Weinstein and former Congolese President Joseph Kabila.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has been sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes and treason.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

The authorities are pushing to prosecute Mr Kabila amid accusations of treason and alleged links to the M23 rebels which have been fighting the army - something he has previously denied.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

This comes after Kabila returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo last month amid heightened tensions between himself and the government, led by his successor, President Félix Tshisekedi.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

Kabila, in power between 2001 and 2019, said he had broken his silence because he felt the unity of the country was at risk.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

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