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of the

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of the

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Bukavu Bukavu is a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), lying at the extreme south-western edge of Lake Kivu, west of Cyangugu in Rwanda, and separated from it by the outlet of the Ruzizi River. It is the capital of the South Kivu pro ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

20th century

* 1924 - Bukavu becomes part of the newly formed administrative Province Orientale in colonial

Belgian Congo The Belgian Congo (french: Congo belge, ; nl, Belgisch-Congo) was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960. The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 1964. Colo ...

.^{( fr)} * 1925 - Seat of

Kivu District Kivu District (french: District du Kivu, nl, District Kivu) was a district of the Belgian Congo. It was formed from part of Stanleyville District in 1914. Location Kivu District was named after Lake Kivu, on the border between the Belgian and G ...

relocated to Bukavu from

Rutshuru Rutshuru is a town located in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is headquarters of an administrative district, the Rutshuru Territory. The town lies in the western branch of the Albertine Rift between Lake ...

. * 1927 - Bukavu renamed "Costermansville" after Belgian colonial official

Paul Costermans Paul-Marie-Adolphe Costermans (2 April 1860 – 9 March 1905) was a Belgian soldier and colonial civil servant. After a brief career in the Belgian Army, Costermans enlisted for service in the military of the Congo Free State, the ''Force Publiqu ...

. * 1929 - Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu established. * 1927 - Zoological and Forest Reserve of Mount Kahuzi established near Costermansville. * 1938 - founded by Catholic

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. * 1942 - Catholic, Swahili-French language ''Hodi''

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begins publication. * 1951 ** Catholic

Our Lady of Peace Cathedral The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace ( French: ''Cathédrale de Notre Dame de la Paix''; Portuguese: ''Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Paz''; Hawaiian: ''Malia o ka Malu Hale Pule Nui''; Latin: ''Basilicæ cathedralis Sanctæ Mariæ de Pa ...

built. ** Bushi Football Club founded. * 1953 ** Costermansville renamed "Bukavu." ** ''La Presse Africaine''

begins publication. * 1958 - Bukavu attains city status. * 1961 ** Denis Maganga Igomokelo becomes

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. ** (school) established. * 1967 - 9 August: City taken by rebel Katangan forces. * 1970 -

Kahuzi-Biéga National Park The Kahuzi-Biega National Park is a protected area near Bukavu town in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is situated near the western bank of Lake Kivu and the Rwandan border. Established in 1970 by the Belgian photographer and conserv ...

established near city. * 1975 - Population: 146,504 (estimate). * 1984 - Population: 167,950 (estimate). * 1989 - City becomes part of the newly formed South Kivu province. * 1993 - begins broadcasting. * 1994 ** Rwandan war refugees flee to Bukavu. ** Population: 201,569 (estimate). * 1996 - October: City taken by

Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo The Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire (ADFLC; french: Alliance des Forces Démocratiques pour la Libération du Congo-Zaïre; AFDL) was a coalition of Rwandan, Ugandan, Burundian, and Congolese dissidents, disgruntl ...

. * 1999 -

Panzi Hospital Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, the capital of the Sud-Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It specializes in treating survivors of violence, the large majority of whom have been sexually abused. After years of military rape in Sout ...

established. * 2000 - Congolese

war War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

refugees arrive in

Bagira Bagira is one of the communes in Bukavu, South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, ...

21st century

* 2004 - May–June: Violent

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between rebel and national forces. * 2007 - 13 June: Journalist killed. * 2008 ** 3 February: 2008 Lake Kivu earthquake. ** 22 November: Mass graves found on land owned by

Rally for Congolese Democracy The Congolese Rally for Democracy (french: Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie; abbreviated RCD), also known as the Rally for Congolese Democracy, is a political party and a former rebel group that operated in the eastern region of the ...

party member. ** Zita Kavungirwa Kayange becomes mayor. ** OC Bukavu Dawa wins Coupe du Congo football contest. * 2010 ** 17 October: Women demonstrate "to demand an end to a wave of mass rapes." ** becomes governor of South Kivu province. * 2012 - 12 February: Airplane carrying politicians crashes in Bukavu; killed. * 2014 ** February: Political rally; crackdown. ** 5 June: Prison break occurs. * 2015 ** January:

2015 Congolese protests On 19 January 2015, protests led by students at the University of Kinshasa broke out in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The protests began following the announcement of a proposed law that would allow the country's 43-year-old president, Jos ...

. ** August:

2015 South Kivu earthquake A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the Democratic Republic of the Congo north northeast of Kabare, South Kivu on August 7 at a depth of . Impact One policeman was killed by a falling wall in Bukavu, and two children were killed by a house ...

** Population: 295,665 (estimate). ** Saveur du Kivu coffee event begins. ** Lusenda refugee camp begins operating in vicinity of Bukavu. * 2017 ** 28 July: Prison break occurs. ** August: Cholera outbreak. *2022 **

2022 Bukavu floods In early 2022, heavy rain caused large floods to hit the city of Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Events On 22 February 2022, six people including four children died after heavy rain caused flooding. On 16 March, flooding st ...

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