LEADER 02244nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910451811303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-39556-0 010 $a9786611395568 010 $a0-87586-418-X 010 $a0-87586-417-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000459692 035 $a(EBL)318736 035 $a(OCoLC)476114307 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000261108 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11191968 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000261108 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10255409 035 $a(PQKB)10830999 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC318736 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL318736 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10476652 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL139556 035 $a(OCoLC)437191895 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000459692 100 $a20050602d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe tragic state of the Congo$b[electronic resource] $efrom decolonization to dictatorship /$fJeanne M. Haskin 210 $aNew York $cAlgora Pub.$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (240 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87586-416-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aThe 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 606 $aDecolonization$zCongo (Democratic Republic) 607 $aCongo (Democratic Republic)$xHistory$y1960-1997 607 $aCongo (Democratic Republic)$xHistory$y1997- 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aDecolonization 676 $a967.5103 700 $aHaskin$b Jeanne M.$f1964-$0869902 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451811303321 996 $aThe tragic state of the Congo$91953048 997 $aUNINA