1993 in Zaire

← 1992 1991 1990 1993 in Zaire → 1994 1995 1996
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	History of Zaire

The following lists events that happened during 1993 in Zaire.

Incumbents

• President – Mobutu Sese Seko
• Prime Minister – Étienne Tshisekedi – Faustin Birindwa

Events

Date	event
	University of Goma is established in Goma on Lake Kivu.
	Reformed Church of the Faith in Congo is founded, mostly located in Shaba (Katanga)
March - September	Mai-Mai militias of the Hunde, Nyanga, and Nande peoples, apparently supported by local politicians, start to attack the Banyarwanda population, mostly Hutu, in parts of North Kivu. The Hutu form a militia to defend themselves, and for almost six months the ethnic militias fight each other. About 6,000 die and 250,000 are displaced.
18 March	Faustin Birindwa is appointed prime minister.

See also

• Zaire
• History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources

• Longman, Timothy (July 1996), "Zaire. Forced to Flee. Violence Against the Tutsis in Zaire", HRW reports, 8 (2 (A)), Human Rights Watch, retrieved 18 April 2021