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1998 in the Republic of the Congo

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1998
in
the Republic of the Congo

Decades:
See also:Other events of 1998
History of the Republic of the Congo

The following lists events that happened during 1998 in the Republic of the Congo.

Events

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May

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  • May 5 - Congolese leader, Denis Sassou Nguesso, visits Angola for the second time since he overthrew the former president with the help of Angolan troops.[1]

November

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  • November 24 - Reports from the Republic of the Congo say that twelve people drowned in a Congolese river when a marine patrol boat tried to intercept a canoe in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. River traffic was suspended between the two countries for security reasons after the Second Congo War began.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Congolese leader in Angola". 5 May 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Boat accident in Congo river". 26 November 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.