1994 in Zaire

none April 2021 1994 The following lists events that happened during 1994 in Zaire. Incumbents President: Mobutu Sese Seko Prime Minister: Faustin Birindwa – Léon Kengo wa Dondo Events Date event Zaire Airlines, Zaire Express, and Congo Airlines are combined to form Hewa Bora Airways, which starts operations in 1994. MIBA Aviation starts operation as an ad hoc and charter cargo operator based in Mbuji-Mayi. Sodefor (Société de Développement Forestier) is founded to undertake logging operations in Zaire. Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste is founded by conductor Armand Diangienda. During the Great Lakes refugee crisis, the Rwandan genocide causes mostly Hutu refugees to flee from Rwanda to North Kivu, where they form Interahamwe militieas with the local Hutus. Thousands of Tutsis leave Zaire for Rwanda and Uganda at the end of the genocide.Longman 1996 February Higher Institute of Rural Development (ISDR) opens in Kinzau-Mvuete. 6 July Léon Kengo wa Dondo is appointed prime minister. 22 July United States President Bill Clinton announces Operation Support Hope, a military effort to provide immediate relief for the refugees of the Rwandan genocide. 14 September Stade Kamanyola, later renamed Stade des Martyrs, opens in Kinshasa. See also Zaire History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo References 30em Sources https://www.hrw.org/reports/1996/Zaire.htm 2021-04-18 July 1996 8 2 (A) Timothy Longman Zaire. Forced to Flee. Violence Against the Tutsis in Zaire HRW reports Human Rights Watch 1994 Zaire Zaire