Today, 28 years ago, on May 16, 1997 (April 10, 1997), President Zaire Monbouto came down. In early May 1997, former President Zaire Monbouto, the anti-government armed ¡°Alliance for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire Democratic Forces¡± occupied Kenge City, the last fortress of the Zaire government army, and advanced towards the capital Kinshasa. On May 15, the anti-government armed leader Kabila urged President Monbouto to resign within three days. On May 16, after the right transferred to the Zaire cabinet, Monbouto left Kinshasa, ending his 32-year rule over Zaire. On May 17, the anti-government armed assault entered the capital, Kabila announced the takeover of the head of the state and renamed Zaire the ¡°Democratic Republic of