Timeline of Events
1944
- 1946
- July 4
- October 1
- 1948
- June 25
- 1951
- January 12
- 1959
- August 28
- 1961
- December 15
- 1988
- November 5
- 1993
- April 22
- May 25
- 1994
- April 6
- November 8
- 1995
- July 11
- November 21
- 1998
- July 17
- September 2
- 2000
- October 23
- 2004
- June 23
- September 9
- 2006
- March 17
- July 30
- 2009
- March 4
- 2011
- July 9
First Person Arrested Under ICC Warrant
March 17, 2006
On March 17, 2006, Thomas Lubanga, a rebel commander operating in eastern Congo, became the first person to be arrested under an ICC arrest warrant. He was charged with war crimes for recruiting child soldiers during the Second Congo War. Two rebels who fought against Lubanga's militia, Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, were also arrested on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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