Timeline (Survival of Zaire)

This is the General Timeline of Survival of Zaire.

1987

 * Disgusted by the plunder of his countries resources by cronyism, as well as the oppression, on April 17, 1987, Étienne Tshisekedi launches a coup against Mobutu Sese Seko. (POD)
 * In an emergency move, seeing the country as in crisis, Tshisekedi nationalizes many industries. Corrupt officials are arrested. Wealth is redistributed.
 * Tshisekedi slowly begins repaying Zaire's debt to the international community.
 * The Zairean Army begins to be retrained and better disciplined. Corrupt officers are fired. Damaged equipment is fixed.

1988

 * Launching of the "Make in Zaire" program. Zaire begins to make it's own assault rifles, grow it's own food,  manage it's own industries etc.
 * A Universal education and welfare is launched in Zaire.
 * Laurence Desirè Kabila begins to reconsider his plans to retake his country as Zaire is adopting democratic socialist elements.

1989

 * The Zairean Army launches a military offensive against Communist insurgents in Kivu. The newly trained and equipped Zairean Army quickly defeats the poorly disciplined separatists. The new Zairean government, knowing that another revolt will happen if they don't do this, decides to make a Kivu autonomous region.
 * The Zairean living standard has been improved heavily and civil war has been avoided.