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Goma Goma is the capital of North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu, next to the Rwandan city of Gisenyi. The lake and the two cities are in the Albertine Rift, the weste ...

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 ...

19th century

*1890s - Goma occupied by agents of the

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as a trading post to control traffic on Lake Kivu; previously a way point for lake traffic and a crossroads for the overland trade routes between Central Africa and the Indian Ocean.

20th century

* 1910 - Goma confirmed as a Belgian possession in the Convention on the Lakes signed in Brussels on 14 May 1910 by plenipotentiaries of Belgium, Germany, and Great Britain. * 1925 - Albert National Park established near Goma. * 1959 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Goma founded. * 1962 - Benezeth Moley becomes governor.^{( fr)} * 1984 - Population: 77,908. * 1988 - Goma becomes part of newly formed North Kivu province. * 1993 -

University of Goma The University of Goma is a public university in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The university was created in 1993 and it is located in the city of Goma, near Lake Kivu in the east of the country. The rector of the school is Jean-Baptis ...

established. * 1994 ** Population: 161,956. ** July: 850,000 Rwandan war refugees flee to Goma. * 1996 - 2 November: Goma taken by Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo. * 1998 - 2 August: City taken by forces of Rally for Congolese Democracy–Goma. * 2000 ** Yole!Africa cultural centre establishe

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Eugène Serufuli Ngayabaseka Eugène Serufuli Ngayabaseka (born 1962, Ruruma, Rutshuru, North Kivu, DRCongo ) is a Congolese politician, the ex 2nd Vice President of the Congolese Rally for Democracy-Goma and was the governor of Nord-Kivu province from July 31, 2000 until 200 ...

becomes governor of North Kivu province.^{( fr)}

21st century

* 2002 - January: Mount Nyiragongo erupts, destroys nearly half of city structures. * 2004 - Population: 249,862 (estimate). * 2006 ** (school) founded. ** Salaam Kivu International Film Festival begin

* 2007 ** "New military operations centre for the FARDC" established. **

Julien Paluku Kahongya Julien Paluku Kahongya (born 13 December 1968) is a Congolese politician. He served as the governor of the province of North Kivu from 27 January 2007 to 22 February 2019. Early life Paluku's father, Paluku Kyavuyirwe, was born in the territory ...

becomes governor of North Kivu province. * 2008 ** January: International peace conference held in Goma. ** 15 April:

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occurs. ** October: "Chaos grips...Goma as rebel forces advance." * 2009 ** August: US secretary of state visits Goma. ** Roger Rachid Tumbala becomes mayor (approximate date

* 2011 - Jean Busanga Malihaseme appointed mayor. * 2012 ** July: begins. ** 20 November: M23 rebellion, M23 forces take Goma. ** 12 December: Prison break. ** Kubuya Ndoole Naso becomes mayor. * 2013 ** February: The first annual

Amani Festival The Festival Amani is an annual festival that takes place in the context of peace building in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes region. Amani is the Swahili word for Peace. Description left, Amani_Festival.html" ;"title="M ...

for peace takes place. ** 4 March:

occurs. ** August: Heavy fighting occurs outside Goma during the

M23 rebellion The M23 rebellion was an armed conflict in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), that occurred between the March 23 Movement and government forces. The rebellion was part of continued fighting in the region after the formal end of ...

. * 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 ...

. ** June: Airport taken by "Mai-Mai fighters." ** Dieudonné Malere becomes mayor. ** Population: 368,165 (estimate). * 2016 - November: United Nations forces attacked by bomb. * 2022 - Festival Amani returns after a year's absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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