These forces allied with the
Zairian armed forces (FAZ) to launch a campaign against Congolese ethnic Tutsis in eastern Zaire A coalition
Kaynak: Democratic Republic of the CongoZairian Socialist Party. (Parti Socialiste Zaïrois. was a
Zairian political party , based in exile. The general secretary of the party was
Kaynak: Zairian Socialist Party or MPR) was a
Zairian political party established on May 20, 1967 by then- President Joseph-Désiré Mobutu (later called Mobutu Sese Seko
Kaynak: Popular Movement of the RevolutionShaba II was an invasion of the Shaba separatist movement FNLC (6,500 Katangese gendarmes ) into the
Zairian province of Shaba on 11 May
Kaynak: Shaba IIZairian painter Tshibumba Kanda Matulu, for example, allegedly said it was used as a pejorative epithet by francophone colonialists in
Kaynak: Macaca (term) The FNLC made quick progress through the region, due to sympathizing locals and to the disorganization of the
Zairian military (Forces
Kaynak: Shaba IHowever, Mobutu's authoritarian rule and policies allowed the
Zairian state to decay, evidenced by a 65% decrease in
Zairian GDP between
Kaynak: First Congo WarBy March the FNLA from northern Angola was driving on Luanda joined by units of the
Zairian army which the US had encouraged Mobutu to
Kaynak: Cuban intervention in Angolatwo
Zairian Army battalions led by the 7th Battalion's commander Colonel Mamina Lama and about 50 South African troops under the command
Kaynak: Battle of QuifangondoIt aimed at rescuing European and
Zairian hostages held by Katangese rebels after they conquered the city of Kolwezi . The operation
Kaynak: Battle of Kolwezicontinued even after he left Zaire; shortly after retiring from the State Department , he joined a law firm representing the
Zairian government.
Kaynak: Sheldon B. VanceEleven senior
Zairian generals and several civilians were arrested while a former head of the Central Bank was condemned (in absentia).
Kaynak: Foreign policy of Mobutu Sese SekoMobutism encompassed and glorified the thoughts, visions, and policies of
Zairian president and self-proclaimed "Father of the Nation",
Kaynak: Mobutism