The following lists events that happened during 1968 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Incumbents President – Mobutu Sese Seko
Events
Date event Zairetain acquires Géomines. First Soviet ambassador arrives and presents his credentials. March Rwanda and Congo-Kinshasa sign an agreement that allows repatriation, by the International Committee of the Red Cross, of the mercenaries who had fought in the recent conflict. 9 August Jonas Mukamba Kadiata Nzemba (b. 1931) becomes governor of Haut-Zaïre Province. 2 October Pierre Mulele and Théodore Bengila, who have returned from abroad under an amnesty, are arrested and murdered by ANC officers.
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