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Rebels advance on Kinshasa as Mobutu flees to Gabon
Rebels close in on Kinshasa while Mobutu Sese Seko sails to Gabon for talks with Cameroon, CAR, Gabon, Togo and Congo. Officials deny exile and vow return, as Kabila demands Mobutu resign and a cease-fire stalls. Refugee crises and UN aid tensions widen the conflict.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
Mobutu Sese Seko
Mobutu
Gabon
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Togo
Congo
Laurent Kabila
Kabila
U.N