Congo from Leopold to Kabila A People's History

Name: Congo from Leopold to Kabila A People's History
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ISBN: 9781842770535

ISBN-10: 1842770535

ISBN-13: 9781842770535

Edition: 2001

Authors: Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja

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The Congolese people have struggled to improve their living conditions by trying to establish democratic institutions at home. This is a political history of the Congolese democratic movement in the 20th century.

Book details

List price: $37.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Zed Books, Limited
Publication date: 2/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.72" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgements


Abbreviations and Acronyms


Name Equivalency


Map of the Congo


Introduction


The quest for freedom and prosperity


The Congolese democracy movement in historical perspective



Imperialism, Belgian Colonialism and African Resistance


Imperialism and the establishment of European rule in the Congo


The Belgian colonial system


African resistance to colonial rule



The Struggle for Independence


The social basis of decolonization in the Belgian Congo


The anticolonial alliance and the independence struggle



The First Congo Crisis


The crisis of decolonization, 1960-65


The United Nations and the Congo crisis



The Second Independence Movement


The birth of the second independence movement


Strengths and weaknesses of the second independence movement


The externally led counterinsurgency



The Mobutu Regime: Dictatorship and State Decay


The origins and nature of the regime


Instruments of power



The Struggle for Multiparty Democracy


The fight against Mobutu's dictatorship and reign of terror


The Sovereign Mational Conference


Politics and the institutions of the democratic transition



Conflict in the Great Lakes Region


The historical context


The war of partition and plunder


Resistance and repression in Kabila's Congo



Conclusion


Internal political limitations


External constraints


The way forward


Chronology


Bibliography


Index