Nkunda fought in Rwanda to end the genocide, then joined rebels in Congo who won power. He quit Congo's army in 2004, claiming he is fighting to protect the country's tiny Tutsi minority. Congo has an estimated 200 ethnic groups, but Hutus are the biggest majority group in eastern Congo.
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Associated Press writer Godfrey Olukya in Kampala, Uganda, contributed to this report.
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