1968 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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The following lists events that happened during 1968 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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| See also: | Other events of 1968 History of the DRC | ||||
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Incumbents
- President – Mobutu Sese Seko
Events
| Date | event |
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| Zairetain acquires Géomines.[1] | |
| First Soviet ambassador arrives and presents his credentials.[citation needed] | |
| March | Rwanda and Congo-Kinshasa sign an agreement that allows repatriation, by the International Committee of the Red Cross, of the mercenaries who had fought in the recent conflict.[2] |
| 9 August | Jonas Mukamba Kadiata Nzemba (b. 1931) becomes governor of Haut-Zaïre Province.[3] |
| 2 October | Pierre Mulele and Théodore Bengila, who have returned from abroad under an amnesty, are arrested and murdered by ANC officers.[4] |