Maquis of Fizi
Maquis of Fizi | |||||||||
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| 1967–1986 | |||||||||
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Approximate map of control by Kabila's Maquis of Fizi from 1967-1986 | |||||||||
| Status | Unrecognized rival government and Maquis | ||||||||
| Capital | Hewa Bora (also spelt Ewabora) | ||||||||
| Official languages | Swahili | ||||||||
| Common languages | Ibembe | ||||||||
| Ethnic groups | Mostly Bembe, some Banyarwanda and 1% foreign born populations of unknown origin | ||||||||
| Religion | None (secular state) | ||||||||
| Demonym | Congolese | ||||||||
| Government | Maoist one-party socialist republic | ||||||||
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• 1967–1986 | Laurent-Désiré Kabila | ||||||||
| Legislature | People's Assembly | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
• Established | 24 October 1967 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 July 1986 | ||||||||
| Currency | Tanzanian shilling (TZS) Zaïre (ZRN) | ||||||||
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The Maquis of Fizi (French: maquis de Fizi) was a Maoist Maquis and rival government led by Laurent-Désiré Kabila that was based in Fizi Territory, Republic of the Congo (later Zaïre, now Democratic Republic of the Congo) between 1967 and 1986. Of the several maquis established following the end of the Simba rebellion, the maquis was the most well-organized, having been established following months of ideological and some military training undertaken by Kabilia in Nanjing, China, where he authored The Seven Errors, a critique of the Lumumbist rebellion.
Although it was completely unrecognized internationally, it enjoyed some aid and assistance from Maoist China as it adopted policies similar to Maoist doctrine. It dissolved in 1986 when its weapon supplies ran thin, informants and spies caused chaos in government and the territory began to run out of resources to extract. Kabila escaped all the way to Uganda, being found there in the tail-end of the 1980s, eventually leading a Ugandan-backed revolt against the Zairian government.