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The bodyguard did it. Did what exactly? Even that much information was not immediately available from the government in Kinshasa. The first awareness that something was wrong came through reports of gunfire at the presidential palace. A Ugandan intelligence source told Reuters that President Kabila was dead, shot by unknown people. Several hours later Belgium said that Kabila had been shot by his bodyguard as he met with senior military officials whom he had fired. This information seemed to have originated with Kabila defense minister, Godefroid Tchamlesso.

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Confusion over Kabila's fate ( BBC )

Rumour and denial cloud Kabila's fate (BBC)

Kabila, son shot dead by bodyguard (The Mail & Guardian of South Africa)

Kabila' fate unclear as son takes over ( The Mail & Guardian of South Africa )

Kabila death confirmed ( BBC)

Washington's Version - Must have been the purge (All Africa.com)

Uganda, Rwanda, 'ordered' the assasination says Congo (The Post of Zambia)

Official spokesman sticking to bodyguard story (Pan Africa News Agency)

Nope, wasn't me. Angola denies allegations of involvment in Kabila's death ( Pan African News Agency)

The Official Response

Africa's media worries over Congo ( BBC )

Kabila left note before death ( The Uganda Monitor)

Mugabe attends Kabila memorial ( BBC )

Rebel reaction ( BBC )

Profiles of the Players

Laurent Kabila (BBC)

Yoweri Museveni ( The Uganda Monitor)

Robert Mugabe: Freedom Fighter Turned Autocrat (BBC)

Background Events

State to half size of army (The Zimbabwe Standard)

Museveni Denies Exploiting Congo's Resources Before UN Probe Team (Deutsche Presse-Agentur)

Congo's Kabila Accepts Deployment of UN Peace Force (Deutsche Presse-Agentur)

Fatal Transactions

UN Diamond Investigation Panel Announced (Rapaport Trade Wire)

Fatal Transactions The changing face of the diamond industry (The Financial Times)

A little history

UN Wants Rwanda and Uganda Out of Congo (Rapaport Trade Wire)

Rwanda cool to UN proposal to deploy troops along Congo border (Associated Press)

Security Council Dispute over Congo (Toronto National Post)

Combatants Call for Great UN Military Presence (IRIN)

In Congo, War Gets Serious (The Economist)

Shock Waves After Mobutu (Le Monde Diplomatique)

Carve-up in the Congo (Le Monde Diplomatique)

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