Rassemblement Congolais pour la Democratie
The Congolese Association for Democracy ( French Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie , abbreviation RCD ) was a rebel group during the Second Congo War . It consisted mainly of ethnic Tutsi and some Banyamulenge , and had its center in Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . During the war, various smaller groups split off from the RCD.
After the war, the rebel organization turned into a political party . Today the RCD is committed to federalism and liberalism . The party leader is Azarias Ruberwa . The party's main headquarters are in Goma, eastern Congo.
history
The Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie was founded in August 1998 and began to be active with the Second Congo War in 1998, supported by the government of Rwanda .
From June 30, 2003, the RCD was a political party together with the Parti du Peuple pour la Reconstruction et la Démocratie by Joseph Kabila and the Mouvement de Liberation du Congo by Jean-Pierre Bemba in the transitional government or government "1 + 4" involved, she was responsible for pacifying the country by integrating the militias into a unified army and for preparing free elections within two years with a maximum extension period of one year. The elections took place on June 30, 2006, with the party winning 15 out of 500 seats in the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo .