Question
News of this operation's initial success had to be delivered from an oil rig in Banana after its commanders forgot that their satellite phone's password was 123456. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this operation masterminded by James Kabarebe. This operation involved a surprise attack on a namesake airbase in order to quickly take Kinshasa, beginning the Second Congo War.
ANSWER: Operation Kitona [or Kitona Airlift]
[10m] Operation Kitona aimed to overthrow this leader in favor of one more favorable to Rwanda. This leader conscripted many kadogo child soldiers, one of whom assassinated him in 2001.
ANSWER: Laurent-Désiré Kabila [or Laurent Kabila; prompt on Kabila]
[10e] Operation Kitona ultimately failed after a leader of this neighboring country, Eduardo Dos Santos, retook Kitona from the west. This country earlier experienced a civil war between the MPLA and UNITA.
ANSWER: Angola [or the Republic of Angola; accept the Angolan Civil War]
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Summary
2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis | 03/22/2025 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago | 11/23/2024 | Y | 6 | 11.67 | 83% | 33% | 0% |
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College | 12/14/2024 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia | 11/23/2024 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster | 11/17/2024 | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 60% | 20% |
2024 ARGOS @ Stanford | 02/22/2025 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
2024 ARGOS Online | 03/22/2025 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
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I wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retire | throw away your cards, rally in the streets | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Thompson et al. | CLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU! | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Aw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big booms | UBC | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |