Six-Day War | |||||||
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Part of the Second Congo War | |||||||
Memorial cemetery of the Guerre des Six Jours of 2000 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Rwanda | Uganda | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Emmanuel Karenzi Karake | James Kazini [1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
An entire brigade was wiped out at Bangoka Airport and another destroyed at Simsimi airport and the Sotexki textile industry | ~600–700 killed (estimate) [2] | ||||||
1,576 killed (estimate) 3,000 wounded (estimate) [3] |
The Six-Day War ( French: Guerre des Six Jours) was a series of armed confrontations between Ugandan and Rwandan forces around the city of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 5 to 10 June 2000. The war formed part of the wider Second Congo War (1998–2003).
Kisangani was also a scene of violence between Rwandan and Ugandan troops in August 1999 and 5 May 2000. However, the conflicts of June 2000 were the most lethal and seriously damaged a large part of the city, with more than 6,600 rounds fired. [4]
According to Justice et Libération, a human rights organisation based in Kisangani, the violence resulted in around 1,000 deaths and wounded at least 3,000, the majority of whom were civilians. [3]
The 2020 documentary film " Downstream to Kinshasa" ( French: En route pour le milliard) by director Dieudo Hamadi centers on survivors of the Six-Day War, in which the victims travel to Kinshasa to seek compensation from the government. [5] [6] [7]
Some text has been based on the Downstream to Kinshasa article; see its history for attribution.