2020 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Events in the year 2020 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Incumbents
Events
- Ongoing since 2018 – Kivu Ebola epidemic
- Ongoing since 2019 – 2019–2020 measles outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 10 March – First confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- March to May – Flooding in South Kivu Province led to the death of 44 people, 200 were injured, while 64,000 were made homeless.[1]
- 24 May - 20 September – A series of massacres took place, carried out mostly by Islamist rebel group Allied Democratic Forces.
- 12 September – At least 50 people were killed in when landslides collapse three artisanal gold mines near Kamituga, South Kivu. Collapses killed 18 earlier this year in Maniema and Katanga.[2]
- 20 October - Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) reportedly orchestrated a prison escape from the Kangbayi prison in Beni.[3]
- 31 December – ADF rebels kill and in many cases behead 25 people in Tingwe, Beni.[4]
Deaths
- 13 January – André Lufwa, sculptor (b. 1925).[5]
- 28 January – Léon Mokuna, football player and manager (b. 1928).[6]
- 15 April – Gérard Mulumba Kalemba, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Mweka (b. 1937).[7]
- 23 April – Jacques Kazadi, economist, professor, and politician (b. 1936).[8]
- 28 May – Celine Fariala Mangaza, disability advocate (b. 1967).[9]
- 2 June – Lugi Gizenga, politician (1965 births).[10]
- 14 June – Pierre Lumbi, politician (b. 1950).[11]
- 21 June – John Bompengo, 52, journalist (Associated Press); COVID-19[12]
- 25 June
- Emeka Mamale, footballer (b. 1977).[13]
- Kilasu Massamba, footballer (b. 1950).[14]
- 29 October – Sindika Dokolo, 48, art collector and businessman.[15]
- 1 December – Jean-Pierre Lola Kisanga, 51, politician.[16]