rd congo today - after heart of darkness
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RDC Congo20 minute overview
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RDC History1. First Non-African Contacts up to 1885
2. Colonial Period 1885-1960
3. After Independence 1960 -
1. First Non-African Contacts
Tippu Tip
Henry Morton Stanley
Leopold II
The Congo Free State1885-1908
Red Rubber
The Emin Pasha Relief Expedition 1886-1889
Leon Rom
Belgian Congo1908-1960
3. After Independence 1960 -
"The day will come when history will
speak... Africa will write its own history... it will be a history of glory
and dignity." - Patrice Lumumba
"Who taught us corruption? I believe it was
you, frankly... It's an import.”-
Mobutu Sese Seko
Zaire
The RwandanGenocide
and its long
Aftermath
1994-
“Nature’s Scandal”
The RDCs mixed
blessing
Coltan
…tantalum capacitors are used in almost every kind of electronic device…
Many challenges ahead
MurdockEthnic Map
(1959)
