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The tragic state of the Congo : from decolonization to dictatorship / Jeanne M. Haskin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haskin, Jeanne M., 1964-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Decolonization--Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Decolonization.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo--History--1960-1997.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo--History--1997-.
- Mobutu Sese Seko, 1930-1997.
- Mobutu Sese Seko.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Algora Pub., c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 to
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-39556-0
- 9786611395568
- 0-87586-418-X
- 0-87586-417-1
- OCLC:
- 476114307
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