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The name is MOBUTU (not MUBUTU)
Also called Mobutu Sese Seko Koko Ngbendu Wa Za Banga,original name Joseph (-Désiré) Mobutu president of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), who seized power in a 1965 coup and ruled for some 32 years before being ousted in a rebellion in 1997.
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What are the names of the sons of Mobutu seseseko?
Mobutu Sese Seko, the former president of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), had several children, including five sons. Their names are Nzanga Mobutu, Kabila Mobutu, Manda Mobutu, and Jean-Philippe Mobutu. Nzanga Mobutu is the most well-known among them, often involved in political and business activities in the region.
What was Leopold II's contribution to the colonization of Africa?
King Leopold II of Belgium organized explorations to Central Africa. He organized a geographical conference, where the most distinguished people gathered in Brussels. There they agreed to make places in central Africa to be used for scientific and philanthropic purposes. In 1879?, he sent Henry Stanley to explore the Congo and establish treaties with local leaders in the Congo, make trading stations and a railroad. These treaties granted him everything. "The treaties must grant us everything" After that he had to gain recognition of his colony. He did this at the Berlin Conference. He fooled the United States to be the first one to recognize his colony.With the Congo in his control, Leopold began exploiting the locals for their ivory and rubber, despite his promise to preserve the native races. He kidnapped the women and children to force the men to collect rubber. Leopold made an army with the young African Men, he called it the force publique. When they used a cartridge they had to present a right hand. This was done to make sure that they were not storing cartridges for mutiny.After E.D. Morel, Casement and the Congo Reform Association exposed his actions, it caused an uproar and Leopold was not able to keep his colony. He hid the money he had gained from the Congo. He then sold the Congo for a substantial amount of money, but the money he received did not come from Belgian taxpayers it was directly from the Congo.When the Congo was put in Belgium's control not much changed. When the Congo gained its independence it was terribly crippled, it had an extreme shortage of college graduates. Anarchy exploded in the Congo.After this it is about Lumumba, Mubutu, and Kabila.
What movie and television projects has Justice Gamble been in?
Alastair Gamble has: Played Dr. Ethan Comery in "Untold Stories of the ER" in 2004. Played Matt in "Puck This" in 2005. Played Jacob in "Crossed" in 2006. Played Marcus in "Puck That" in 2008. Played Steve in "Gutterballs" in 2008. Played Marcus in "Hardwired" in 2009. Played Phil in "Hanger" in 2009. Played Jeb in "Two Theories, One Stone" in 2009. Played Chester the Chipmunk in "Sunflower Hour" in 2011. Played Breaker in "Arctic Air" in 2012. Played Clive Mowen in "Double Barrel" in 2013.
What is Congo by David van Reybrouck all about?
In the broad sense of the word, David Van Reybrouck describes the struggle, which the population of Congo in Central Africa have been going through ever since King Leopold II decided to claim the country his own.The root of the problem is that the state system in Congo de facto has no real power. By looking at Helle Malmvig's failed state model, or looking at the international failed state index, you'll see that the state's lack of penetration capacity and the lack of trust in the established government are just some of the major issues which Congo is currently facing.On top of this, Congo is a HUGE country, and more than six times as big as Iraq, and the Congolese people are known to have several hundred languages. Roads and other infrastructure is largely non-existent. Moreover, travelling from one part of the country (from West to East-Congo) may take several months. It is often done by plane, though, but if you are out of luck and money, you will have to do it by foot or boat. In a canoe, it will take roughly 3 months to go all the way down river, provided you are not ambushed by some militia who want your money.In his book, David Van Reybrouck describes all this and more. The essence of the book's message is that all the different "players" with their various agendas all want the same thing: Power and control over the vast Congo resources. These resources include uranium, diamonds, gold, coal, and oil.Another problem in Congo is that the state's territorial sovereignty is impossible to uphold. Anyone can walk into Congo from any of the neighbouring countries. And more interestingly, as a big part of Congo consists of fertile jungle, many rebel groups just hike into the jungle and live off the land. This makes dealing with the para-military groups and their various agendas is difficult. How do you destroy or contain a militant group with an unlimited flow of natural resources?Often these groups plunder local towns and seek to control local mining in order to enrich themselves and to promote their agenda.The UN forces currently deployed in Congo (often referred to as MONUSCO - or Mission de l'Organisation des Nations Unies en République démocratique du Congo) are roughly from these countries (not including the Brits): India, Bangladesh, Egypt, Pakistan, Tanzania and South Africa. Moreover, the fact is that to most of the soldiers, their deployment is just a job, a way of earning a living, and they honestly will not risk their lives for the average Congolese. Basically, the idea of a white soldier doing anything positive for the common Congolese population will probably make the locals laugh at you and shake their heads.According to Mubutu (see pp. 368 in the hardback edition); "(...) killing a few whites is the only way you'll get the western armies to fight your cause - all you have to do is blame the killings on your adversaries."150,000 American troops (not including all the other contributors) could not control Iraq (note that as of 2011, there are only 40.000 US troops left).Now realize that the UN contribution to MONUSCO as of 30 June 2013, the total number of personnel in the mission is 20,438... And that is the total number including the Brits, trying to manage a jungle nation six times larger than Iraq.Side note and another "fun fact". In his introduction to the book, and in the first few pages, David talks about an old, almost ancient looking Congolese man, who is wearing a set of very worn and scratched glasses which he can hardly see through, and is only held in place with a rubber band. That man was Etienne Nkasi, the man portrayed on the cover of the book. A man who supposedly lived from 1882 to 2010, and experienced the fate of Congo, first hand. May he rest in peace.
