The Congo-Zaire Experience, 1960-98 - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:E. O'BallanceTheme:Chronological Period/Modern, Cultural Region/AfricanPublish date:11/2/1999Pages:205
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9780333747919ISBN-10:0333747917UPC:9780333747919Book Category:Reference, Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Questions & Answers, World, AfricaBook Topic:AfricanSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.69 inchesWeight:0.445Product ID:SCTMHVYN92
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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9780333747919ISBN-10:0333747917UPC:9780333747919Book Category:Reference, Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Questions & Answers, World, AfricaBook Topic:AfricanSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.69 inchesWeight:0.445Product ID:SCTMHVYN92
EDGAR O'BALLANCE served in the British and Indian armies during World War II, reaching the rank of Colonel. He worked as a journalist from 1948 to 1962 for a US Wire Agency, and since then as a freelance journalist. He has covered over 20 wars and insurgencies and written extensively on international relations, defence and strategic problems. He is a member of the IISS, RUSI, and the former Chairman of the London-based Military Commentators' Circle.
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
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2000 Edition
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