• Kitona Air Base (ICAO: FZAI) is a military airport located near Kitona in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Up until 2007, it was commanded by Major General...
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  • Operation Kitona was a Rwandan/Ugandan offensive that marked the beginning of the Second Congo War. Rwanda hoped to depose Laurent-Désiré Kabila and install...
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  • General Rigobert Massamba (ex-FAC), a former commander of the Kitona air base, was appointed as Air Forces Commander; and Brig. General Jean-Claude Kifwa, commander...
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  • Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Massamba commanded the Kitona Air Base until June 2007, when he was appointed as the chief of air force...
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    Kitona Air Base on 20 December under a joint guarantee of protection from the United States and UN to seek a political agreement. He left for Kitona on...
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  • Province, as well as Kitona, both held by Zimbabwean troops, were attacked simultaneously. In both cases, the AFZ responded with fierce air strikes. Rebels...
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  • Kamina Air Base Kisangani Tshopo FZIA Simisini Air Base Kitona Kongo Central FZAI Kitona Air Base Kotakoli Nord-Ubangi FZFP KLI Kotakoli Air Base Airports...
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    elements later formed the 4th Commando Bataillon which was stationed at Kitona in Bas-Congo. The regiment saw repeated action during the Congo Crisis of...
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    Katangese Gendarmerie stronghold was captured. Tshombe signed the 21 December Kitona Declaration, recognizing the authority of the central government and reintegrating...
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    system. As a safeguard against Belgium being invaded again, two major bases, Kitona and Kamina, were established in the Belgian Congo. They were almost viewed...
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