AFAMAST 1122 Study Guide - Final Guide: Mobutu Sese Seko, Kleptocracy, Anti-Communism

• School: Ohio State University
• Department: African American & African Std
• Course: AFAMAST 1122
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Nov. 1960 lumumba escapes house arrest to meet up with allies, but the he is captured and is taken back to the capital: assassination of lumumba. Jan 1961- lumumba and his allies is brought out by mobutu, and they parade him in front of everyone, and forced to eat his speech he said on congo"s independence day. He is flown out and later said to have gone missing But was actually assassinated: african kleptocracy (gov"t based on theft) Mobutu rules congo, and establishes a dictatorship 1965-1997. He changes name of congo to zair (feels its more african than drc) Mobutu also changed his name to the all powerful warrior who because of its endurance and wants to win goes from conquest to conquest . Mobutu becomes very wealthy, and had mansions around the world etc. He keeps a piece of the wealth by taking the natural resources of congo (similar to. Leopold) this theft and colonial exploitation led to his wealth.