Suchergebnisse

Examines the regime of Laurent-Désiré Kabila in the new Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire) against the historical framework of the independence cycle started in the 1960s, and discusses the role of the Zaire insurgency in future African politics. Summary in English p. 233.

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