The Continuing Struggle for National Liberation in Zaïre

Bibliographic Data

ID4250652
AuthorsNzongola-Ntalaja, Nzongola-Ntalaja Nzongola-Ntalaja (corresponding author)
Year1979
Volume17
Issue4
Pages595-614
Publication date1979-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022278x00007461
OpenAlexW1989863849
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited8

Thepurpose of this article is to elucidate the factors underlying the rise of political opposition against the régime of Mobutu Sese Seko, and this should help clarify the background to the Shaba wars of 1977-8. The major argument is that these factors are intimately related to two major aspects of a continuous political crisis in Zaïre today, namely: the democratic struggle against Mobutu's dictatorship and reign of terror, and the popular movement for a 'second independence'. In order to substantiate this argument, the article traces the growth of organised opposition to four interrelated phenomena: (1) the ideological split in the anti-colonial nationalist movement between 'radicals' and 'moderates', (2) the leadership struggle among the moderates themselves, (3) the neo-colonial character and tasks of the post-colonial state, and (4) the autocratic nature of Mobutu's oppressive rule

Argument (complex analysis · Autocracy · Colonialism · Democracy · Dictatorship · Ideology · Liberation movement · Nationalism · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Reign · Sociology · African history and culture analysis · African history and culture studies · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law

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