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| See also: | History of Zaire | ||||
The following lists events that happened during 1996 in Zaire .
| Date | event | 
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| January 8 | A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital Kinshasa, killing 300. | 
| October 24 | Rwanda invades Zaire, starting the First Congo War. |