Rally for Congolese Democracy

The Congolese Rally for Democracy (French: Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie; abbreviated RCD), also known as the Rally for Congolese Democracy, is a political party and a former rebel group that operated in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It was supported by the government of Rwanda, and was a major armed faction in the Second Congo War (1998-2003). It became a social liberal political party in 2003.

Rally for Congolese Democracy
Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie
PresidentAzarias Ruberwa
Founded2003 (as party)
IdeologySocial liberalism
Political positionCentre
Seats in the Senate
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