2020 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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 homeless.[1]
- May – A series of massacres took place, carried out by a radical Islamist rebel group
Deaths
- 13 January – André Lufwa, sculptor (b. 1925).[2]
- 28 January – Léon Mokuna, football player and manager (b. 1928).[3]
- 15 April – Gérard Mulumba Kalemba, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Mweka (b. 1937).[4]
- 23 April – Jacques Kazadi, economist, professor, and politician (b. 1936).[5]
- 28 May – Celine Fariala Mangaza, disability advocate (b. 1967).[6]
- 2 June – Lugi Gizenga, politician (1965 births).[7]
- 14 June – Pierre Lumbi, politician (b. 1950).[8]
- 25 June –
- Emeka Mamale, footballer (b. 1977).[9]
- Kilasu Massamba, footballer (b. 1950).[10]
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References
- "DR Congo – Hundreds Homeless After Kasai River Floods in Mai-Ndombe Province". floodlist.com. 20 May 2020.
- RDC : le sculpteur André Lufwa est décédé à l’âge de 97 ans (in French)
- Léon Mokuna s'est étaint à l'âge de 91 ans (in French)
- RDC: l’oncle du président Tshisekedi, Gérard Mulumba Kalemba, meurt du coronavirus (in French)
- Jacques Kazadi Nduba wa Dile, par Dr. Godwin R. Murunga (in French)
- Celine Fariala Mangaza, Congolese Heroine of Disabled People, Dies at 52
- Mort de Lugi Gizenga : quel avenir politique pour le Palu ? (in French)
- Top Congolese Opposition Member Dies of COVID-19
- RDC: décès d’Emeka Mamale (in French)
- RDC : Champion d'Afrique 1974 et mondialiste la même année, Victor Kilasu Massamba est décédé ce jeudi à Kinshasa (in French)
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