Back اتحاد الوطنيين الكونغوليين Arabic Саюз кангалезскіх патрыётаў Byelorussian Union des Patriotes Congolais German Unión de Patriotas Congoleños Spanish Union des patriotes congolais French União dos Patriotas Congoleses Portuguese Unionen av Kongolesiska Patrioter Swedish
| Union of Congolese Patriots | |
|---|---|
| Union des Patriotes Congolais | |
| Leaders | Thomas Lubanga Dyilo |
| Dates of operation | 2001-present[1] |
| Active regions | DRC–Rwandan border |
| Ideology | Congolese nationalism |
The Union of Congolese Patriots (French: Union des Patriotes congolais, or UPC) is a political and militia group in Ituri, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, formed towards the end of the Second Congo War. It was founded by Thomas Lubanga in 2001[2] and was one of six such groups that sprung up in the mineral-rich Ituri region on the border with Uganda in the Ituri conflict.[1][3] The UPC supported and was primarily composed of the Hema ethnic group.[4]
- ^ a b "Profile: DR Congo militia leader Thomas Lubanga". BBC News. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ "DRC: Who's who in Ituri - militia organisations, leaders". IRIN humanitarian news and analysis, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 20 April 2005. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012.
- ^ "Profile: DR Congo militia leader Thomas Lubanga". BBC News. 23 January 2009. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009.
- ^ "Union of Patriotic Congolese (UPC)". GlobalSecurity.org. June 2003. Archived from the original on 28 June 2003.
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