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Mobutu Sese Seko Flashcards

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1
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How did he rule?

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A president who was in favour of democracy but rude as a dictator

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What did he do to all of the political parties?

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Got rid of all

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What was his party?

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Popular Movement of Revolution (MPR)

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How long did he rule for?

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Won 1970 election - seven year term

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What happened during his rule?

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They were many human rights violations and he cruelly suppressed his enemies

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What did he use many intelligence agencies for?

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To keep him and advised about anyone who posed a threat

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What did the aim and promoting?

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Sense of national unity and pride in Zairean identity and culture

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When did he change the name of Congo?

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27 October 1971

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What did he change the name of Congo to?

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Republic of Zaire

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What did the name become a series of?

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Steps to listen European influence on the nations society and economy

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What name did he adopt?

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Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku wa za Banga

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12
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What did he is name mean?

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Or conquering warrior who goes from triumph to triumph

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13
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What Civil War did Zaire become involved in?

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Angolan Civil War

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Who does he support in the Angolan Civil War?

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The losing faction

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15
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Did the lives of the citizens improve during his rule?

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Did not improve

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16
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What did he is Ruben coming associated with?

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Mismanagement of funds and corruption

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17
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What was his personal fortune at the time of his death?

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Five billion US dollars

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18
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What did Zaire became refer to?

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Kleptocracy

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What does Kleptocracy mean?

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Rude by thieves

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What did he do to Patrice Lumumba?

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Unseated him from power and was instrumental in the decision to hand over the member to the Katanga regime

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21
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What type of personality did he developed?

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A cult of his own personality

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22
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How did you have a cold of his own personality?

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Pictures of him we place an every government building

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23
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What did Mobutism refer to?

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The end result of his political and social reforms

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24
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During the Cold War who did he supports?

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The USA and its allies

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Why did he support the USA?

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He was anti-Communist and would guarantee that they’re rich resources would be exported to them

26
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Who did he bring back as president?

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Joseph Kasavubu

27
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How did he build up his own army and position himself as a dictator?

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Use the security provided by the United Nations

28
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Who did he invite to become a prime minister?

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Moise Tshombe

29
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How did he end the political power struggle?

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Second Coup d’ état

30
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When was the second Coup d’ etat?

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October 1965

31
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What campaign did he have in the 1970s?

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Authenticité campaign

32
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What did he do in this campaign?

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Changed name to Zaire

33
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How was the name of Leopoldville Africanise?

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Kinshasa

34
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What was Katanga renamed to?

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Shaba - discourage further if it’s at secession

35
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When did Zairianisation occur?

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1973

36
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What was Zairianisation?

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Nationalising many businesses

37
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What did Zairianisation represent?

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A move to return assets to the Zairian people

38
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What did he actually do to the assets?

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Confiscated them and allocated them to himself and MPR leaders

39
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What were the new owners of the Zairianised businesses?

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No experience of running a business

40
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Why was there a drop in production and sales?

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Businesses were sold assets all goods. They took the money and in Bandan business and replace staff with an experience appointees

41
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What was in a decline?

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Unemployment increased and there was food shortages. Infrastructure was in decline

42
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What increase the countries economic problems?

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Drop in copper price in 1974

43
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By the end of 1974 what did he decide to do?

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Return a portion of each of these businesses to foreigners

44
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What was the process called at the end of 1974?

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Retrocession

45
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For the rest of the 1970s what did the country supper?

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Gross mismanagement

46
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What occurred in Western Zaire in 1977/78?

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Drought and famine

47
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When was the first Shaba war and the second Shaba War?

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1977 and 1978 when Congolese rebels invaded Shaba

48
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Who supported the rebels?

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Soviet support

49
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What did Zaire receive in the first Shaba war?

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Weapons from Belgium, France and China

50
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What did Zaire receive in the second Shaba war?

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Military support from Belgium, France and the USA

51
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What was the effect on stage finances when suppressing these uprisings?

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Increased strain on stage finances

52
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Why did Western bank stop learning money?

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Fear they would never pay it back

53
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Who did they tried to get loans from?

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IMF and world bank

54
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How much money was Zaire granted from IMF?

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1billion dollars in 1981

55
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In between 1979 and 1985 how much money did the World Bank loan?

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More than US$650 million

56
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In the 1980s what happened to them?

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Became bankrupt

57
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What did they do an effort to make more funds available?

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Printed more money causing inflation

58
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What happened to the money as inflation increased?

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No it had to be printed in bigger denominations

59
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What reduce the buying power of people salaries and wages?

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The value of zaire decrease significantly

60
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What happened to people as the buying power became less affective?

A

People became more desperate

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