Killed by Former Child Soldier - Story of the Assassination of Laurent Desire Kabila

On the 16th of January 2001, Laurent Desire Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was assassinated by his bodyguard and former child soldier (a.k.a Kadogo).
The attack which was believed to have been masterminded by Rwandan government with tacit support from the United State.
But, who is Laurent Desire Kabila and how did he rise to power but got himself killed by his own child soldier?
In this edition of Hisple media, we revisit the story of president Laurent Desire Kabila of the DRC, we will also shed light on why his 'child soldiers' turned against him and plotted his assassination.

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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:00 -Background story of Laurent Kabila and DRC
00:39 -Early life
01:43 -Political career
03:40 -Why Laurent Desire Kabila was assassinated
06:07 -Operation Mbongo Zero
06:57 -How Rashidi assassinated Laurent Desire Kabila
08:27 -International collaboration
09:49 -State Funeral
10:08 -Succession by his son, Joseph Kabila
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