James Kabare

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James Kabare was the Tutsi chief military strategist in Laurent-Désiré Kabila's rebel Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (ADFL) during the 1996/1997 stage of the Second Congo War (including the capture of Kinshasa).

Although Kabare claimed to originate from North Kivu, he is widely believed to be a native Rwandan, and is a Rwandan national. Appointed (acting) chief of staff by Kabila after the capital fell in May 1997 he symbolized the Congolese belief that Kabila's government was a pawn of foreign powers, and he was dismissed in July 1998 to be officially replaced by a congolese native. He remained as an official military advisor.

Kabare is one of those alleged to have received favours from the South African government after contact with the South African Secret Service, after July 1998. ([1])

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AfricaAction.org lists the key members of the 1998 rebellion, including Kabare.
Tanzania Daily Mail says that Kabare had a share in mining companies among other business ventures, as well as being a major in 1999.
Aftican Studies Quarterly gives the exact dates of Kabare's appointment in the ADFL, and says his name is sometimes spelled: Kabarehe ("Kabare" is a Congolese place name.)
Christian Science Monitor on the imposition of the Tutsi, Kabare, on Kabila.