State · 1960 – present
Democratic Republic of the Congo
A state of 1960 – present — 66 years, still standing in sub-Saharan Africa. It was replaced by Zaire. The atlas records 34 things within it — wars and battles 15 · unrest and atrocity 7 · famine and plague 4 · natural disasters 3 · people 5. Its line of rulers holds 6 people.
- Still standing: the span runs to the year of the build, 2026.
For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the state.
- Stood
- 66 years
- and still standing
- Rulers
- 6
- the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Most ground
- 2.32 million km²
- in 1960
- Within it
- 34
- recorded rows
- Symbols
- 8
- on record, with years
Where it sits in time
Five thousand years, 3000 BCE to 2026; the state in gold, what it replaced or followed and what replaced or followed it in grey.
Before and after
The states the record files it as replacing or following, and those that replaced or followed it - Wikidata's own statements, each read from this state's side.
After it
- Zaire · replaced by · 1971 – 1997
Rulers
The line of President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - the office this state names as its head of state.
| Ruler | Reign | Length | How it ended · source | To the ruler before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Kasa-Vubu | 1960 – 1965 | 5 years | left office aliveread off the dates alone | |
| Mobutu Sese Seko | 1965 – 1997 | 32 years | died in office of natural causesWikidata's manner of death | |
| Laurent-Désiré Kabila | 1997 – 2001 | 4 years | killedWikidata's manner of death | |
| Eddy Kapend | 2001 – 2001 | under a year | ending not on record | |
| Joseph Kabila | 2001 – 2019 | 18 years | resigned or stood down, the article saysread from the ruler's own article | |
| Félix Tshisekedi | 2019 – in office | in office since 2019 | still in office |
6 rulers, 6 with terms dated as terms, covering 1960 – 2019. Median reign 5 years. 3 of 5 handovers irregular - a killing, a deposition, a rival claimant, a rising or a coup beside it. A blank in the last column means no kin on record, which is coverage, never “unrelated”.
Heads of government
The line of Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, drawn and never measured: a cabinet is not a reign.
| Joseph Iléo | 1960 – 1960 |
| Patrice Lumumba | 1960 – 1960 |
| Justin Marie Bomboko | 1960 – 1961 |
| Cyrille Adoula | 1961 – 1964 |
| Moïse Tshombe | 1964 – 1965 |
| Évariste Kimba | 1965 – 1965 |
| Léonard Mulamba | 1965 – 1966 |
| Antoine Gizenga | 2006 – 2008 |
| Adolphe Muzito | 2008 – 2012 |
| Koyagialo Ngbase te Gerengo Louis Alphonse | 2012 – 2012 |
| Matata Ponyo Mapon Augustin | 2012 – 2016 |
| Samy Badibanga | 2016 – 2017 |
| Bruno Tshibala | 2017 – 2019 |
| Ilunga Ilunkamba Sylvestre | 2019 – 2021 |
| Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Kyenge | 2021 – 2024 |
| Judith Suminwa | 2024 – … |
Ground held, by year
km² inside its borders as the borders dataset draws them, measured on an equal-area grid; a step series, held between the years the dataset maps.
2.32 million km² in 1960, 2.32 million km² in 2020; at its largest 2.32 million km² in 1960. Cliopatria, CC BY 4.0.
Flags and arms, in order
Each symbol with the years its own statement gives; the timeline flies the one of the year on screen.
.svg/120px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo_(black_spear).svg.png)
coat of arms, undatedCoat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (black spear) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · SVG-image-maker .svg/120px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo_(1997%E2%80%932006).svg.png)
flag, undatedFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–2006) · Public domain _(1960%E2%80%931963).svg/120px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo_(L%C3%A9opoldville)_(1960%E2%80%931963).svg.png)
flag, 1960 – 1963Flag of the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) (1960–1963) · Public domain _(1963%E2%80%931966).svg/120px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo_(L%C3%A9opoldville)_(1963%E2%80%931966).svg.png)
flag, 1963 – 1966Flag of the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) (1963–1966) · Public domain .svg/120px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo_(1966%E2%80%931971).svg.png)
flag, 1966 – 1971Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966–1971) · Public domain .svg/120px-Flag_of_Zaire_(1971%E2%80%931997).svg.png)
flag, 1971 – 1997Flag of Zaire (1971–1997) · Public domain .svg/120px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo_(grey_spear).svg.png)
coat of arms, from 2006Coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (grey spear) · Public domain 
flag, from 2006Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo · Public domain
What happened within it, by century
Every row the atlas hosts under this state, by the century it began in: wars and battles in red, risings, regime changes and massacres beside them, everything else in grey. A tall bar is a century the record is full for, which is partly a fact about Wikipedia.
1900 – 199914 rows · 7 wars and battles · 2 risings, regime changes and massacres
- Joseph Kabila · ruler · 1971 – present
- Félix Tshisekedi · ruler · 1963 – present
- Laurent-Désiré Kabila · ruler · 1939 – 2001
- Second Congo War · war · 1998 – 2003
- Joseph Kasa-Vubu · ruler · 1910 – 1969
- Congo Crisis · war · 1960 – 1966
- Laurent Nkunda · commander · 1967 – present
- Siege of Jadotville · battle · 1961
and 6 more in the atlas.
2000 – 209920 rows · 8 wars and battles · 5 risings, regime changes and massacres
- 2026 Ebola epidemic · plague · 2026
- Kivu conflict · war · 2004
- Kivu Ebola epidemic · plague · 2018
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo · plague · 2020
- M23 campaign · battle · 2022
- Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict · war · 2022
- M23 rebellion · unrest · 2012 – 2013
- 2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola outbreak · plague · 2014
and 12 more in the atlas.
Among all states
Each measure against the states that carry it, never against all of them: a bar is the share of those states below this one.
- How long it stood66 years
stood longer than 38% of 3,187 states with a recorded end or still standing.
- The most ground it held2,318,000 km²
held more ground at its peak than 93% of 1,465 states with a border in Cliopatria.
- Wars recorded per century9.0
had more wars on record per century than 100% of 3,187 states, counting the wars the atlas hosts under each.
- How long a reign lasted, at the median5 years
had longer reigns, at the median, than 18% of 967 states whose dated line can carry a median.
- Rulers on record6
has more rulers on record than 69% of 1,968 states with a line of rulers.
What led to it, and what came of it
The investigation's own picture: 13 causes the record names and 0 results, the strongest six of each at their own years, joined to the state by the kind of claim - a recorded statement solid, the article's sentence dashed, a theory dash-dot.
Open the investigation: every row with its evidence, the conditions at the time, the theories condition by condition, and the succession analysed.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1950 – 2036, with everything that stood beside it.
- On the map in 1960, live: scrub the year and watch its borders move.
- Investigate it: what led to it, what came of it, and its succession analysed.
Wikidata Q974 (CC0) · borders Cliopatria, CC BY 4.0 · coast and rivers Natural Earth · symbols from Wikimedia Commons, each credited above · data built 2026-10-06 · Pastlas v2.9.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.