# Union of Congolese Patriots

> political and militia group in Ituri, northeastern DR Congo, formed towards the end of the Second Congo War founded by Thomas Lubanga in 2001, supported & was primarily composed of the Hema ethnic group

**Wikidata**: [Q3550188](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3550188)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_of_Congolese_Patriots)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/union-of-congolese-patriots


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013