tremors rippled throughout the Congo for half a century after the CIA-organized coup against Lumumba. Above all‚ it established the rule of Joseph Désiré Mobutu‚ who ruled with an iron fist and exuded corruption. Concerning nationalist movements surfaced after the sloppy transition of power to Mobutu. He launched a full-scale “African authenticity” crusade that attempted to reinvigorate the Congolese identity. In 1971‚ he changed the name of the country from the Congo to Zaire (it would became the
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Document 2-1‚ “The King of the Congo Writes to the King of Portugal‚” addresses King Joao III of Portugal from King Alfonso of Congo about how important Congo relies on their trade system with Portugal. King Alfonso mentions how his power of authority in the kingdom has fallen as materials are becoming scarce‚ in hopes that the Portuguese will provide them with the necessary goods. Congo’s community is heavily revolved around their Christianity faith‚ though individuals have caused a loss on God
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Piyush Rathi Roll No - 131556 The videos ‘crisis in Congo’ and ‘fault lines’ have a tremendous resembelance to Colonialism. The difference being that it is much more indirect and manipulative form in which the exploiter not even takes the responsibility for exploitation. This smarter and indirect approach
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The Belgians first imperialized the Congo Free State‚ situated in the middle of Africa‚ in 1877. Prior to the colonization there was the Luba‚ Lunda and the Kongo Empire who were all ruled by a king. The Luba Empire was the largest of the kingdoms. Before the colonization by the Belgians‚ the territory’s land was largely untouched and was rich in natural resources [1] [2] [3]. The Luba army was very small due to the lack of threats from other empires; the kingdoms additionally developed in size through
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colonized the Congo‚ it was known for its independence. It was the ideal place to be for the Europeans. It was geographically diverse‚ it had mineral enriched soils‚ deposits of gold‚ diamonds copper and manganese‚ and it had a large animal population‚ lots of plants. King Leopold saw potential in the Congo and made it his. He had an American man‚ Henry Stanley; secure treaties with all the local chiefs. With those he had complete power of the land. Imperialism on the Belgian Congo had a negative
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The instability in the Congo has multiple factors both as a result of colonization and the circumstances of the years following independence. The exploitation of the national recourses for foreign interests‚ the lack of sufficient and legitimate government in the transition period and civil war and violence in the years following independence. David Samuels discusses the problems seen in late formed states in his article “The State”. He notes the importance of natural resources‚ peaceful government
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the DRC has signed. Due to the changing in the dynamic of conflict‚ it became evidently that UN needs more robust peacekeeping force to protect civilians. In that regard MONUC was subsequently renamed to United Nations Stabilization Mission of the Congo (MONUSCO)‚ after the approval of Security Council resolution S/RES/1925. In contrast to MONUC‚ the peacekeeping enforcement of MONUSCO had a military component (Bellamy &Williams‚ 2010). MONUSCO is the largest peacekeeping operations in the world‚
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The Congo was taken over in 1885 by King of Belgium‚ Leopold II . Leopold wanted to conquer the Congo due to him believing overseas colonies were the key to a country’s greatness. Leopold gained control of the Congo by sending explorer Henry Stanley to claim land in the Congo. At the Berlin conference of 1884-1885 they recognized Leopold as the sovereign ruler of the Congo. The country was treated as a brutal business investment by Leopold who was viewed by the world as a noble king. But in reality
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Imperialism and Colonialism Ajani Massiah CHY 4 U Congo Free State‚ Africa. The Congo Free State was an African state that occupied most of the Congo river that was created and personally controlled in 1885 by King Leopold II of Belgium. The Congo Free State had been initially created by Leopold to bring European civilization to the Congolese population and to also develop the Congo economically. However‚ this would quickly change to the Congo being exploited for its natural resources such as rubber
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highly accurate and the best one out there. In order for the people to understand what was going on in daily news‚ they would read what the journalists wrote. King Leopold II was able to colonize Congo with the help of the journalists and writers keeping quiet about what was really happening in Congo. King Leopold II was an ambitious man who only cared about the money and power. He was focused on buying land and in the 1870s‚ Africa was the best place to start a colony. To do all of this‚ Leopold
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