Kivu conflict 2004–ongoing

Belligerents: Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, March 23 Movement, National Congress for the Defence of the People, Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, Alliance of Patriots for a Free and Sovereign Congo

Who lived through the Kivu conflict

Well-known people alive during 2004–ongoing:

• Barack Obama (1961–) — president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
• Donald Trump (1946–) — American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
• Vladimir Putin (1952–) — 2nd and 4th President of Russia (2000–2008, 2012–present), 7th and 11th Prime Minister of Russia (1999–2000, 2008–2012)
• George W. Bush (1946–) — President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
• Joe Biden (1942–) — 46th President of the United States (2021–2025)
• Elizabeth II (1926–2022) — Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 (1926–2022)
• Bill Gates (1955–) — American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)
• Jimmy Wales (1966–) — co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)
• Pope Francis (1936–2025) — 266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
• Corbin Bleu (1989–) — American actor (born 1989)
• Bill Clinton (1946–) — President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
• Basshunter (1984–) — Swedish singer, record producer, and DJ
• Lionel Messi (1987–) — Argentine association football player (born 1987)
• Angela Merkel (1954–) — chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954)
• François Hollande (1954–) — President of France from 2012 to 2017 (born 1954)
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy (1978–) — President of Ukraine since 2019
• Cristiano Ronaldo (1985–) — Portuguese association football player
• Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014) — Colombian writer and Nobel laureate (1927–2014)
• Fidel Castro (1926–2016) — Cuban politician, author and revolutionary (1926–2016)
• Shakira (1977–) — Colombian singer, songwriter, and actress
• Benedict XVI (1927–2022) — 265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
• Mikhail Gorbachev (1931–2022) — leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 (1931–2022)
• Jimmy Carter (1924–2024) — president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
• Stephen Hawking (1942–2018) — British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
• Elon Musk (1971–) — American businessman (born 1971)

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