Democratic Republic of the Congo Timeline Game
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Put the following events in chronological order.
Temporal Tangle
Put the events in order from earliest to latest.
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Translator's Test
Read the foreign word and choose its English meaning.
Echo Chamber
Listen to the word and choose the correct English translation.
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Rune Ravel
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Enchanter's Quest
Take the Quiz - Challenge your recall of the key facts and figures.
Temporal Tangle
Can you place the key events in the correct order?
Fact Fragments
Reconstruct the key facts from this lesson.
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About This Challenge
The timeline game is a fun and interactive way to learn about the history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. By placing events in their correct chronological order, players can gain a deeper understanding of the country’s rich and complex past.
- Players will learn about key events such as the Congo Crisis, independence from Belgium, and the various conflicts that have shaped the country’s history.
- The game challenges players to think critically about the sequence of events and how they have influenced the political and social landscape of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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- 1885: Congo Free State established by King Leopold II of Belgium
- 1908: Congo Free State becomes a Belgian colony
- 1960: Independence from Belgium, Republic of the Congo established
- 1960: Patrice Lumumba becomes prime minister
- 1960: Congo Crisis begins
- 1965: Joseph Mobutu seizes power in a coup
- 1971: Mobutu changes the country's name to Zaire
- 1972: Mobutu declares a one-party state
- 1998: Second Congo War begins
- 1997: Laurent Kabila becomes president
- 2001: Laurent Kabila assassinated, succeeded by his son Joseph Kabila
- 2006: First democratic elections held in DRC
- 2011: Joseph Kabila re-elected as president
- 2019: Joseph Kabila steps down after controversial elections, Felix Tshisekedi becomes president
- 2018-2020: Ebola outbreak in DRC
- 2020: COVID-19 pandemic reaches DRC
- 2021: Volcanic eruption in Goma, displacing thousands
- 2021: Protests and violence erupt following election results
- 2022: UN peacekeeping mission in DRC, MONUSCO, ends after 20 years
- ongoing: Ongoing conflict and instability in eastern DRC