The Country Studies are works published by the Federal Research Division of the United States Library of Congress, freely available for use by researchers. No copyright is claimed on them. Therefore,
A Country Studies book from 1995
1991 Zaire unrest
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In September and October 1991, Zaire experienced substantial violent unrest, as several Zairian Armed Forces units mutinied and rioted, soon joined by civilian protesters and looters. While the revolt
Mobutu Sese Seko, pictured with U.S. American President George H. W. Bush on a visit to the United States in 1989
A newly founded opposition alliance meets in 1991. Étienne Tshisekedi speaks from a microphone at the right.
Kinshasa in the 1980s or early 1990s
The ruins of Mobutu's palace in Gbadolite in 2011