The tragic state of the Congo : from decolonization to dictatorship /

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The Congo is rich in minerals and agricultural potential. What keeps it from emerging as a viable, even prosperous, state? During four centuries of the slave trade, the Portuguese alone claimed over 13.25 million lives. Then, King Leopold II of Belgium took the Congo as his own fiefdom in 1876, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Haskin, Jeanne M., 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Algora Pub., ©2005.
Subjects:
Mobutu Sese Seko, > 1930-1997.
Since 1960
Decolonization > Congo (Democratic Republic)
Décolonisation > Congo (République démocratique)
HISTORY.
Decolonization.
Congo (Democratic Republic) > History > 1960-1997.
Congo (Democratic Republic) > History > 1997-
Congo (République démocratique) > Histoire > 1960-1997.
Congo (République démocratique) > Histoire > 1997-
Congo (Democratic Republic)
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The end of Belgian rule
  • The first intervention
  • Mobutu returns to power
  • Terror and dissent
  • The final end of Mobutu
  • Corruption and rebellion
  • The transitional government.

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