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In his role of Minister of Defence he was accused of being the de facto leader of the March 23 Movement, a militia in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. James Kabarabe was born in He proceeded for A level education at St. Henry's College Kitovu in He was commissioned in Later, this unit became the Republican Guard under Kagame's leadership.

The aim of the army was to defeat the ex-FAR and Interahamwe , Hutu militia groups that had committed the genocide against the Tutsi and were engaged in cross-border attacks on Rwanda, destroy the refugee camps that the militia groups and Hutu civilians were living in, and overthrow Zairian President Mobutu Sese Seko. However, relations between Rwanda and Kabila soon deteriorated in circumstances that would eventually lead to the Second Congo War.

In his time as chief of staff, the 10th division, stationed in eastern Congo, began adding more Banyamulenge, Banyarwanda and ex-Rwandan Defence Forces troops who tended to oppose Kabila. Following his dismissal as Chief of Staff in July , Kabarebe and Ugandan and Congolese allies began planning an attack on western Congo, intended to quickly topple the Kabila regime.

His troops advanced quickly, taking major ports and infrastructure in eastern Congo in a matter of days.

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In an effort to take Kinshasa the coalition cutoff the power to the city causing according to the UN "the death of an unknown number of civilians, particularly children and hospital patients. By 22 August he had reached Kinshasa, but Zimbabwean, Namibian, and Angolan intervention prevented his troops from taking and deposing Kabila.

He was forced to withdraw to Angola until final evacuation in December During the retreat of the coalition forces, the Angolan Armed Forces are alleged to have carried out similar atrocities as the coalition did on its march towards Kinshasa. Kabarebe and other senior official have denied these claims. In February, , a Spanish judge, Fernando Andreu, issued arrest warrants against 40 Rwandan officers including Kabarebe.