[DOC] [TLE] Joseph Kabila - Wikipedia [PAR] Joseph Kabila Kabange is a Congolese politician who has been President of the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo since January 2001. He took office ten days 
after the assassination of his father, President Laurent-Dsir Kabila. ... In 
October 1996, Laurent-Dsir Kabila launched the campaign in Zaire to oust the 
Mobutu... [DOC] [TLE] Laurent-Dsir Kabila - Wikipedia [PAR] Laurent-Dsir Kabila (November 27, 1939  January 16, 2001), or simply 
Laurent Kabila, was President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from May 
17, 1997, when he overthrew Mobutu Sese Seko, until his assassination by one 
of his bodyguards on January 16, 2001. ... His father was a Luba and his mother 
was a Lunda. [DOC] [TLE] Joseph Kabila | president of Democratic Republic of the Congo ... [PAR] Nov 16, 2015 ... Kabila, the son of Congolese rebel leader Laurent Kabila, was ... was president 
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001. ... Shortly after Laurent was 
assassinated, Joseph was inaugurated as the country's president ... Little was 
known about Kabila, and the first assessment was that his father's... [DOC] [TLE] Articles about Joseph Kabila - tribunedigital-chicagotribune [PAR] The young Kabila was swept to power last week after his father, Laurent ... has 
since fretted over legal details of succession in a war-divided country that. ... of 
Africa's largest and most mineral-rich countries, formerly known as Zaire, and left 
more than 2 million dead. ... 16 assassination of his father, President Laurent 
Kabila. [DOC] [TLE] Democratic Republic of Congo profile - Timeline - BBC News [PAR] Oct 18, 2016 ... 1908 - Belgian state annexes Congo amid protests over killings and ... 1971 - 
Joseph Mobutu renames the country Zaire and himself ... The rebels take control 
of much of the east of DR Congo. ... 2001 January - President Laurent Kabila is 
shot dead by a bodyguard. Joseph Kabila succeeds his father. [DOC] [TLE] Joseph Kabila: From kadogos commander to DRC's youngest leader [PAR] Feb 2, 2016 ... IBTimes UK looks at Kabila's rise to power as 2016 presidential election looms. ... 
As the 2016 presidential election looms in a country marred by ... also known as 
Mobutu Sese Seko - in the Republic of Zaire ( DRC's official name ... of the Land 
Force, a role he kept until his father was assassinated in 2001. [DOC] [TLE] Congo Siasa: Who Killed Laurent Kabila? [PAR] Feb 6, 2010 ... A couple of weeks ago was the 9th anniversary of Laurent Kabila's assassination. 
... of Zaire was assassinated in his office on January 16, 2001 by one ... In a 
shambolic trial several months later, the presidential military ... A few days ago, 
the Archbishop of Kinshasa Laurent Monsengwo also called for the... [DOC] [TLE] A brief history of the Congo later to be known as Zaire [PAR] January 1961 Colonel Joseph Desire Mobutu returned power of the country to 
Joseph Kasavubu. 17th January 1961 Patrice Lumumba was handed over to the 
Katanga rebels and murdered. .... Republic of the Congo (DRC; formerly called 
Zaire under President Mobutu ... Joseph Kabila succeeded his father as 
President. [DOC] [TLE] Congo, Democratic Republic of the | CIA World Factbook - The best ... [PAR] He renamed the country the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but in 
August 1998 his ... Laurent KABILA was assassinated in January 2001 and his 
son, Joseph KABILA, was named head of state. ... Republic of Zaire (1971-1997) 
... from Great Britain) by taking over the Free State from the king as a Belgian 
colony. [DOC] [TLE] CNN Transcript - CNN Insight: The Congo's New Kabila - January ... [PAR] Jan 18, 2001 ... His father, Laurent Kabila, is dead, reportedly assassinated by a bodyguard. The 
younger Kabila, Joseph, is not well known in his own country, ... NICHOLAS 
LONG, JOURNALIST: I think they probably knew that President Kabila was dead. 
... If he takes the advice of the people around him and he

Question: Taking over from his assassinated father in 2001, Joseph Kabila is the president of this country once known as Zaire
Answer: Democratic Republic of the Congo