congo zaire By Nate ParksSmith Elaine Loose What is A dictator A individual who has absolute power and unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession MAJOR DICTATORS ID: 613433
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Dictators in the congo / zaire
By : Nate Parks-Smith, Elaine LooseSlide2
What is A dictator?
A individual who has absolute power and unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession Slide3
MAJOR DICTATORS
Laurent Kabila
•Leader of the rebellion that overthrew Mobutu in the May of 1997.
•After Mobutu had renamed the country Zaire (1971), Kabila had founded the people's revolutionary party.
•Laurent rallied forces. This cause Mobutu to flee the country.
•Laurent Kabila pronounced himself as president and changed the country's name to Democratic Republic of the Congo
Joseph-Desiré Mobutu Educated by a missionary led schoolCareer kicked off joining the Belgium Congolese armyOctober 1971 he changed the name of the country to ZaireConsidered himself a warrior helping the countryHe used money to try to befriend potential enemies Slide4
Why has Zaire/Congo been a victim to many different dictators
Different political views in the government
Big struggle for power
The Congo will remain a "battlefield"
Many wars concerning civil rights.
A dictator can only rule for 5 years each Slide5
ImPACT and Effects
Economically
•Large commercial companies control the economy
• wild rubber trees and ivory caused a big spike in the economy the rubber started to be less valuable.
Ex: in Kangaroo they found very valuable minerals and started mining companies.
Prosperous times for the economy
Politically
U.S. embassy initiated contacts with the opposition political power of ZaireUs, France, Belgium cut development aid and downgraded diplomatic contacts to pressure
mobutu to let go of his powerU.S. distanced itself from opposition leadersSocially•the majority of catholic missionaries take charge of the education •they do not succeed in the development of political structure• no black or white person could vote because there wasn't a government.• shortly after they held elections for a new "president" often would be a dictatorship Slide6
How the international community responded to each of the major dictators and their effects
Mobutu and Kabila:
Violated human rights greatly
Legitimizing a corrupt inept government
Kabila's government has used violence, corruption, and cronyism to maintain power
U.n. peacekeepers allow Kabila to disregard his governance and security responsibilities