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Rare card · History
Second Congo War, a Rare card
The Second Congo War, also known as Africa's World War or the Great War of Africa, was a major conflict that began on 2 August 1998 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, just over a year after the First Congo War.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 85
- DEF
- 93
- Power
- 178
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 350,000
Ranked #727 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The war initially erupted when Congolese president Laurent-Désiré Kabila turned against his former allies from Rwanda and Uganda, who had helped him seize power.
- The conflict expanded as Kabila rallied a coalition of other countries to his defense.
- The war drew in nine African nations and approximately 25 armed groups, making it one of the largest wars in African history.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Second Congo War article was read about 350,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 85 and blocks with 93: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Second Congo War
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Second Congo War (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : L. Werchick / USAID, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
