2011 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

none January 2015 2011 The following lists events that happened during 2011 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Incumbents President: Joseph Kabila Prime Minister: Adolphe Muzito Events January January 6 - Médecins Sans Frontières accuses the Democratic Republic of the Congo of not doing enough to prevent war rape after 33 women are raped in Fizi, South Kivu, on New Year's Day.http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/06/congo.rapes/index.html?hpt=T2 https://web.archive.org/web/20110109071157/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/06/congo.rapes/index.html?hpt=T2 dead January 9, 2011 Women raped in mass attack in Congo, humanitarian group says 7 January 2011 16 January 2015 January 19 - An army commander in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is accused of leading a recent mass rape in Fizi of at least 50 women.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12205969 DR Congo army commander 'led mass rape' in Fizi 19 January 2011 16 January 2015 January 21 - Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo arrest an army officer over a mass rape of civilians in the east of the country on 1 January.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12254178 DR Congo officer Kibibi Mutware held over mass rape 21 January 2011 16 January 2015 February February 4 - A new centre to help rape victims in the Democratic Republic of the Congo opens in the eastern city of Bukavu.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12365785 New DR Congo centre for rape victims opens 4 February 2011 16 January 2015 February 14 - 11 members of a family are found dead in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo after being kidnapped by Ugandan Islamist rebels.https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE71D0KE20110214 https://web.archive.org/web/20110217064033/http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE71D0KE20110214 dead 17 February 2011 Eleven family members found dead after Congo kidnap 14 February 2011 16 January 2015 February 21 - A court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sentences an army colonel to 20 years imprisonment for crimes against humanity.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2011/02/2011221112852465105.html Colonel sentenced for DRC mass rape 21 February 2011 19 January 2015 February 27 - Six people are killed in a failed coup attempt on the presidential palace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE71Q06K20110227 https://web.archive.org/web/20110301065651/http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE71Q06K20110227 dead 1 March 2011 Six dead in failed coup attempt - DR Congo 27 February 2011 19 January 2015 References 30em 2011 Category:2010s in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category:Years of the 21st century in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo