Political stability and instability Flashcards

1
Q

What occurred after independence?

A

Mutiny occurred in the army

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2
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Define mutiny

A

Open rebellion against authority

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3
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Why did Congolese soldiers participate in a mutiny?

A

They no longer wish to be exploited by their Belgian offices

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4
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What did the riots demand?

A

Africanisation of the Armanini

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5
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What did Lumumba pleads for at first?

A

Them to Abbe some of the little Jamette command of the Belgium’s

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6
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What is the mutineers threaten to do?

A

Intensify their protest

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7
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How did the member respond to the intensifying of their protest?

A

Dismiss 1100 Belgian offices

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8
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What type of violence continue to spread?

A

People were raped, why Congolese were treated badly

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9
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How many Belgian national is fled?

A

25,000

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10
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Where did the Belgian national flee to?

A

French Congo

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11
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How did bell gym still power over the army?

A

Maintaining the leadership of the army

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12
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What made a mockery of conga these independence?

A

Belgium created an impression that they still needed assistance with add ministrative issues

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13
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When did the mutiny take place?

A

1960

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14
Q

When did Lumumba face another setback?

A

Separatist tribal groups in Katanga and Kasai declared independence of their par Vinces

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15
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Define separatist

A

One who advocate cultural, ethnic or racial separation

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16
Q

Who led the separatists in Katanga?

A

Moise Tshombe

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17
Q

Who supported Tshombe in the separation of Katanga?

A

Valjean mining company that owns and administered Katanga is rich mines

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18
Q

Why did Belgian troops free?

A

In order to protect their economic interests

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19
Q

Why was there a little doubt that can’t always in a critical situation?

A
  1. Army was highly reliable – developed into a dangerous mob
  2. Government authority collapse
  3. White population fled - economy depended
  4. Katanga secession tear country apart
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20
Q

What is Congo politically stable under Mobutu?

A

Highly politically stable

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21
Q

Did the country remained unified when the provinces attempted to break away?

A

Remained unified

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22
Q

Why was a sense of national unity difficult to establish?

A

Many different ethnic group with different allegiances and different languages

23
Q

What was there not enough of to protect the democracy?

A

Not sufficient checks and balances

24
Q

How long was Congo rude as a one-party state and dictatorship?

A

32 years

25
Q

Why was there no freedom of speech?

A

Mobutu created a regime of terror to crush or opposition

26
Q

How did Mobutu keep officials loyal?

A

Bribing them

27
Q

What was the corruption described as?

A

Rife

28
Q

What threatened the countries ability to charge it on course?

A

Dependent on Western countries for financial aid and military support

29
Q

How was the USA only give financial support?

A

Agreed to implement a capitalist system

30
Q

What threatened the sovereignty of the country?

A

Powerful western business

31
Q

How many civil wars did the country experience?

A

Two civil wars

32
Q

What conflict spilled into Congo?

A

Rwanda

33
Q

What were the human rights like?

A

Not protected
Women’s rights badly neglected

34
Q

What was there a lack of?

A

Transparency

35
Q

When did Mobutu face a crisis?

A

1964

36
Q

What was the crisis?

A

Simba rebellion against the government

37
Q

What does Simba mean?

A

Lion in Swahili

38
Q

What did Simba capture?

A

Stanleyville and şey up rebel government

39
Q

What happened as the rebel movement spread?

A

Discipline began to break down and serious acts of terror and violence were committed

40
Q

How many civilians were executed in Stanleyville

A

Thousands in front of Lumumba’s monument

41
Q

Who was chosen to lead the central government against the rebellious province?

A

Moise Tshombe

42
Q

Who did Tshombe recruit?

A

White mercenaries

43
Q

Define mercenaries

A

People who serve merely for wages. Associated with the professional soldier or someone who is hired by a political entity to fight in a conflict

44
Q

How was the struggle put down?

A

Age of Belgium and American paratroops

45
Q

Where became an area of conflict in 1977?

A

Shaba (Zaire) and Angola

46
Q

Why was there a conflict with Angola?

A

Mobutu supported UNITA and FNLA in Angolan civil war

47
Q

On the 8th of March 1977 in Shaba who was attacked?

A

2000 members of Front for the National Liberation of Congo (FNLC)

48
Q

FNLC

A

National Liberation of Congo

49
Q

What did the National Liberation of Congo capture?

A

Many towns and occupied the copper mining town of Kolwezi

50
Q

Who did the National Liberation of Congo want to overthrow?

A

Mobutu

51
Q

Who supported Mobutu in his international aid for assistance?

A

1500 Moroccan trip supported by France. Belgium and the USA

52
Q

What was the result of the attack on Shaba?

A

70,000 Congolese sought safety in refugee camps

53
Q

What led to the defeat of FNLC?

A

Attack Shaba second time