Laurent-Désiré Kabila () (27 November 1939 – 18 January 2001) or simply Laurent Kabila (US: ), was a Congolese revolutionary and politician who was the third President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1997 until his assassination in 2001. A longtime opponent of Mobutu Sese Seko, he led the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (ADFLC), a Rwandan and Ugandan-sponsored rebel group that invaded Zaire and overthrew Mobutu during the First Congo War from 1996 to 1997. Having now become the new president of the country, whose name was changed back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kabila found himself in a delicate position as a puppet of his foreign backers. The following year, he ordered the departure of all foreign troops from the country to prevent a potential coup, leading to the Second Congo War in which his former Rwandan and Ugandan allies began sponsoring several rebel groups to overthrow him including the Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD) and the Movement for the Liberation of the
Laurent-Désiré Kabila (27 de noviembre de 1939 – 18 de enero de 2001) o simplemente Laurent Kabila (US: ), fue un revolucionario y político congolés que fue el tercer presidente de la República Democrática del Congo desde 1997 hasta su asesinato en 2001. Un oponente de larga data de Mobutu Sese Seko, él lideró la Alianza de Fuerzas Democráticas para la Liberación del Congo (ADFLC), un grupo rebelde patrocinado por Ruanda y Uganda que invadió Zaire y derrocó a Mobutu durante la Primera Guerra del Congo de 1996 a 1997.Tras convertirse ahora en el nuevo presidente del país, cuyo nombre fue cambiado de nuevo a la República Democrática del Congo, Kabila se encontró en una delicada posición como una muñeca de sus partidarios extranjeros.