2002 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

← 2001 2000 1999 2002 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo → 2003 2004 2005
Decades:	1990s 2000s 2010s
See also:	Other events of 2002 History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The following lists events that happened during 2002 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Incumbents

• President: Joseph Kabila

Events

January

• January 17 - The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo displaces an estimated 400,000 people.

August

• August 28 - Uganda and Zimbabwe begin pulling their troops out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[1]

September

• September 6 - Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo agree to normalise their relations after four years of the Second Congo War.^[2]

References

1. "Foreign troops begin Congo pullout". 28 August 2002. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
2. "Uganda, DR Congo to sign peace deal". 6 September 2002. Retrieved 15 January 2015.