E. O'Ballance
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 1999
9780333747919
The Congo-Zaire Experience, 1960–98
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
1999
ISBN13: 9780333747919
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
A fascinating account of a huge Central African country, almost completely unprepared for liberation from colonial rule in 1960 and plunged into the anarchy of factional struggles for central power, against a background of regional separatism. A UN force stepped in to prevent the mineral-rich province of Katanga from breaking away and stayed for nearly four years, after which quarrelling warlords fought for central power, or for or against separatism. In 1965, Mobutu came to power, ruling as a dictator his Single-Party State, until he was finally toppled in 1997 by a Tutsi-backed invasion force led by Kabila.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780333747919
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Hoofdrubriek:Geschiedenis, Mens en maatschappij
Inhoudsopgave
List of Maps Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Chronology The Belgian Congo Independence and Clashing Personalities Lumumba the Legend: 1960-61 ONUC v Katanga, and Others Prime Minister Tshombe The NLC in Retreat Plots, Mutiny and Revolt The First Invasion of Shaba The Second Invasion of Shaba The Single-Party State Genocide in Burundi and Rwanda The End of the Mobutu Era The Democratic Republic of the Congo Bleak Prospects Bibliography Index