2003 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The following lists events that happened during 2003 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

2003
in
the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Decades:
See also:Other events of 2003
History of the DRC

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Events

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Date Event
24 February At least 200 civilians die in the Bogoro massacre, when rebels attack the village of Bogoro in Ituri Province.
8 May Many people die in an air disaster when a cargo door of an Ilyushin Il-76 owned by Ukrainian Cargo Airways accidentally opens mid-flight while the aircraft was flying over Mbuji-Mayi with more than 160 people on board.[1]
18 July Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo comes into being to carry out a plan to reunify the country after the Second Congo War, disarm and integrate the warring parties and hold elections.
October The DRC wins medals in basketball at the All-Africa Games

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Sources

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  • "200 feared dead in Congo air disaster". SBS News. Retrieved 2021-04-19.