Le Centre de recherche et d'information socio-politiques, Bruxelles
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4762634 |
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| Authors | Jules Gérard-Libois (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1966 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 529-530 |
| Publication date | 1966-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022278x0001377x |
| OpenAlex | W2160365300 |
| Language | FR |
When the first political troubles broke out in Léopoldville in January 1959, and the mobs demanded-for the first time violently and publicly-independence for the Congo, Brussels circles were the first to be surprised. Belgian specialists in colonial affairs did not even know of most of the parties thrust brusquely into the limelight: the Abako of Joseph Kasavubu, the Mouvement national congolais (M.N.C.) of Patrice Lumumba, and many ethno-political groups with their mystifying initials
Art · Colonialism · Ethnology · Humanities · Independence (probability theory) · Limelight · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Canadian Identity and History · Cultural Identity and Heritage · Engineering · Law · Migration, Identity, and Health
| Highly cited | No |
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