Laura Vassalli 7118763 Professor Alison Brysk Global Studies 111 12 December 2012 HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN CONGO The conflict in Congo is one of the worst of our contemporary history in terms of casualties and human rights violations. Since the beginning of the civil war in 1996 about 5.400.000 million people died. “The wars in that country have claimed nearly the same number of lives as having a 9/11 every single day for 360 days‚ the genocide that struck Rwanda in 1994‚ the ethnic cleansing
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however similarities can also be found. According to Gondola (2009)‚ in Africa‚ European influence began in the Congo as Europeans explored the Congo River as a resource and a means of transportation. This was followed by European diplomatic ties with many of the native chiefs in the Congo. Then the Roman Catholic Church moved into the area. As Europeans gained more power in the Congo‚ the slave trade began to prosper there. (Gondola‚ 2009) Eventually‚ King Leopold of Belgium made treaties with
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caused by ancient hatred of two tribes would be beyond incorrect. Hatred between the two tribes‚ the Tutsi and the Hutu‚ was present for even a century. Before Belgian colonization‚ both tribes in Rwanda lived in relative peace. There was no civil war‚ ethnic hatred‚ or genocide ever recorded before they were colonized. When the Belgians colonized Rwanda (1914-1962)‚ they created division immediately. They categorized the Rwandans into two groups - Hutu and Tutsi. They gave Tutsis identification
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Language Map Assignment –(Niger-Congo) I will be able to “read” a language map and identify divergence and convergence. Choose a LARGE language family or group from ONE of the following maps in the text: Africa‚ India‚ China Family: Niger-Congo family (Atlantic Subfamily‚ Voltaic Subfamily‚ Guinea Subfamily‚ Hausa Subfamily‚ Bantu Subfamily) Group: Niger- Congo group Languages: Niger-Congo language a) Location: Niger-Congo language group is in the West Africa (Liberia‚
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Africa in 1899. After World War I in 1923‚ Rwanda was under the League of Nations authority of Belgian. Belgian ended up causing Tutsi‚ Hutu‚ and Twa to divide into three groups. It was never their intention to have the three groups divide and then go against one another. They just thought that they were three distinct groups. So therefore the groups were each given different ethnic identities. Belgian placed Tutsi at a higher rank than Hutu and Hutu at a higher rank than Twa. Each group
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harmful effects within the Congo and their Natives. Introductory Section: During my brief introduction to the Congo‚ and reading the research of others based on conflict minerals‚ I began to wonder what other factors contribute and relate to this horrid reality within the heart of Africa and its effect on the young ones that live there. After taking some extensive notes and learning a little of the history of the Congo‚ I decided to focus my paper on the children of the Congo and surrounding countries
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The question being explored in this investigation is: How impactful were the policies of King Leopold II’s rule in the Congo Free State from 1890 to 1892‚ influencing the lives of the Congolese citizens? To answer this question‚ the conditions within the Congo free state during King Leopold II’s rule from 1885-1908 must be evaluated‚ and the conditions of the Congolese citizens before King Leopold’s rule. The first source being evaluated is the article titled “Military Violence against Civilians:
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The Congo Free State‚ later named the Democratic Republic of Congo‚ drastically changed in 1876 when it was first colonized by King Leopold of Belgium. The colony of the Congo Free State was ruled solely by King Leopold‚ who used it for his own personal advancement. He took advantage of the country’s well-known sources such as rubber. King Leopold of Belgium took all profits made off of the resources for himself and left the native people with nothing. In addition‚ King Leopold enslaved these natives
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BELGIAN BRUSSELS (1890) 6:14 AM 2 comments -January 28‚ 1890- Rizal left Paris for Brussels‚ capital of Belgium -Two reasons impelled Rizal to leave Paris‚ namely (1) the cost of living in Paris was very high because of the Universal Exposition (2) the gay social life of the city hampered his literary works‚ especially the writing of his second novel‚ El Filibusterismo LIFE IN BRUSSELS · Rizal was accompanied by Jose Albert when he moved to Brussels. They lived in a modest boarding house
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August 17‚ 1892 LONDON TIMES CALAMITY IN THE CONGO In 1876‚ King Leopold II of Belgium began plans for international benevolent committees for the people of the Congo region. Though originally accepted as multi-national‚ scientific‚ and humanitarian propositions‚ they have of late become anything but. Soon after their conception‚ Leopold used these organizations to establish a sphere of influence and eventually Belgian sovereignty in the Congo Basin. The region is rich in ivory and rubber‚
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