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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451811303321

Autore

Haskin Jeanne M. <1964->

Titolo

The tragic state of the Congo [[electronic resource] ] : from decolonization to dictatorship / / Jeanne M. Haskin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Algora Pub., c2005

ISBN

1-281-39556-0

9786611395568

0-87586-418-X

0-87586-417-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Disciplina

967.5103

Soggetti

Decolonization - Congo (Democratic Republic)

Electronic books.

Congo (Democratic Republic) History 1960-1997

Congo (Democratic Republic) History 1997-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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