Laurent Kabila's Assassination
Was Laurent Kabila betrayed from within his own guard?
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52 mins
Explore how Laurent Kabila, the President of DR Congo, was shot inside his own office by a trusted bodyguard, exposing deep cracks within his inner circle. Discover how his assassination triggered a swift power transition and raised lasting questions about loyalty, control, and hidden political forces.
Ep 1:
Three Shots in the Marble Palace
A president falls to an assassin's bullet in Kinshasa, but the story behind his death traces back to a failed revolutionary who once disappointed Che Guevara himself.
Ep 2:
From Revolutionary to Puppet President
Kabila transforms from smuggler-in-exile to liberator riding an army of child soldiers into Kinshasa—only to betray the very allies who crowned him.
Ep 3:
The Kadogos' Deadly Betrayal
A beloved commander's brutal execution ignites fury among the president's own child-soldier bodyguards, setting a secret conspiracy called Operation Mbongo Zero into motion.
Ep 4:
Succession, Trials, and Vanishing Suspects
As Kabila's son inherits power amid frantic diplomacy, a flawed trial convicts scapegoats while a key accomplice conveniently vanishes into rebel territory.
Ep 5:
The Skeletons Congo Won't Reveal
In Swedish exile and Congolese prisons, unanswered questions linger over foreign fingerprints, business cards, and a case Joseph Kabila refuses to reopen.
Discussions (5)
Salim
Level 5 · 5 mo agoJoseph isn't even his son.
Timothy
Level 8 · 5 mo agoYou guys always blame the cia or some grand conspiracy. Its way simpler. If you stop paying the armed kids guarding you and steal their diamond money, they shoot you. Not a big mystery
Seymour
Level 3 · 5 mo agoI doubt Rashidi did it 🤨
