E. O'Ballance

The Congo-Zaire Experience, 1960-98

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A fascinating account of a huge Central African country, almost completely unprepared for liberation from colonial rule in 1960 and plunged into the anarchy of factional struggles for central power, against a background of regional separatism. A UN force stepped in to prevent the mineral-rich province of Katanga from breaking away and stayed for nearly four years, after which quarrelling warlords fought for central power, or for or against separatism. In 1965, Mobutu came to power, ruling as a dictator his Single-Party State, until he was finally toppled in 1997 by a Tutsi-backed invasion force led by Kabila.

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-333-74791-9
EAN: 9780333747919
Produktnummer: 20042948
Verlag: Springer Nature
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
Seitenangabe: 205 S.
Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.8 cm 445 g
Auflage: 2000
Gewicht: 445

Über den Autor

EDGAR O'BALLANCE served in the British and Indian armies during World War II, reaching the rank of Colonel. He worked as a journalist from 1948 to 1962 for a US Wire Agency, and since then as a freelance journalist. He has covered over 20 wars and insurgencies and written extensively on international relations, defence and strategic problems. He is a member of the IISS, RUSI, and the former Chairman of the London-based Military Commentators' Circle.