THE DEATH THAT STRANGLED THE HEART OF AFRICA: The Dehumanizing Assassination of Patrice Lumumba of Congo and the Derailment of the former Belgian Colony - Couverture souple

T. Chando, Janvier; Tchouteu, Janvier

 
9781973514633: THE DEATH THAT STRANGLED THE HEART OF AFRICA: The Dehumanizing Assassination of Patrice Lumumba of Congo and the Derailment of the former Belgian Colony
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 197351463X ISBN 13 : 9781973514633
Editeur : Independently published, 2017

Synopsis

This thoughtful account of Patrice Lumumba provides an insight into why the swift elimination of the legend from the geopolitical developments involving his country plunged Congo into turmoil that it is yet to recover from.

Janvier T. Chando highlights Congo's deep trauma as the private possession of King Leopold of Belgium, later as a Belgian colony, and afterward, as a so-called independent state that got disarrayed by a tug-of-war between the Cold War rivals. That resulted in the inhuman dictatorship of pro-Western Mobutu Sese Seko, in wars during which millions of Congolese died, in the impoverishment of the people, in the rape of the country by foreign interests, and in the loss of the sense of direction that the country briefly enjoyed under the leadership of Patrice Lumumba.

The author draws from historical records, other scholarly accounts, and contemporary research in coming up with an analysis of the case of Congo. And he does so in an unequivocal manner.

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Éditeur
Independently published
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
197351463X
ISBN 13 
9781973514633
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
46
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