The following lists events that happened during 1993 in Zaire.
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event
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University of Goma is established in Goma on Lake Kivu.
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Reformed Church of the Faith in Congo is founded, mostly located in Shaba (Katanga)
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March - September
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Mai-Mai militias of the Hunde, Nyanga, and Nande peoples, apparently supported by local politicians, start to attack the Banyarwanda population, mostly Hutu, in parts of North Kivu. The Hutu form a militia to defend themselves, and for almost six months the ethnic militias fight each other. About 6,000 die and 250,000 are displaced.
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18 March
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Faustin Birindwa is appointed prime minister.
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