Part 4 Flashcards
Who is Michelle Bachelet?
former president of Chile
single mother of 3
was former Pinochet POW and left office with 80% approval rating
Who became president of Equatorial Guinea in 1970? What did he “declare”?
Francisco Macias Nguema
“president for life”
What did Francisco Macias Nguema do/what happened to him?
- lead terrorist regime
- was executed by coup after over 2/3 of country killed or fled
- nephew won a rigged election
Who was Albert Schweitzer?
- a missionary and physician who helped set up a hospital in Gabon
- won the Nobel Prize for his work
What are the “Ninjas” and “Cobras”?
Rebel militias whom still fight with the government in Republic of Congo
“Tutsi’s”:
Fighting dates:
Location:
minority favored by colonial rule tall, light skinned, elegant fighting from 1959 1994 in just 3 months over 1 mil people massacred by Hutu militias attempting a genocide (Rwanda and Burundi)
“Hutu’s”
majority ethnic tribe in Rwanda
responsible for 1994 genocide
Who was Idi Amin? What did he do?
- took over government and overthrew his ally
- started own reign of terror
- 300,000 dead in 8 months
Who did Idi Amin start a war with? What happened?
Tanzania
they crushed him
he fled to Libya
Who was Daniel Moi? What did he do?
- president of Kenya
- sought to suppress all opponents
- tried military coup after air force; disbanded
Who was Bakili Muluzi? What did he do?
- great leader in Malawi
- return to democracy with all the same freedoms we enjoy
- diversified economy and resources
- stable government
Who was Robert Mugabe? What did he do in 1998?
- oppressive dictator of Zimbabwe
- 1998 land redistribution took land from whites and gave them to blacks
