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Independent Congo under Mobutu Seso Seko. - Coggle Diagram
Independent Congo under Mobutu Seso Seko.
Colonial legacy.
Ethnic and regional divisions
Lumuba (MNC)
centralisim
socialism
Tsiome (katanga rebellion)
tribal
independent Katanga
Kasavubu (AKABO)
federalism
pro western
independence 1960
power sharing
kasavubu (president)
lumumba (prime minister)
Shortage of graduates
Belgian Paternalisim
capitalist exploitation
Political Policies
Mobutuism
Traditional chief style
president for life
personality cult
external relations
CIA support
Cold War pawn
USA anti-communist ally
Authoritarian rule
one-party state (MPR)
suppression of opposition
military dictatorship
Coup d'ètat
economic policies
economic decline
retrocession
Zairenisation
social/ cultural policies