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...CONGO What's in a name? Self-proclaimed President Laurent Kabila rechristens Zaire, but citizens just want a democracy--no matter what its name...
KINSHASA, Congo: ""Let's stop talking about democracy and elections," Laurent Kabila told some 40,000 onlookers as he was sworn in as president of Congo. "We are building a new state built on new values." Until April 1999, when Kabila promises to hold presidential and legislative elections, power in the new state will reside almost exclusively with him. Though the transitional government described late Wednesday in a 15-point proclamation is nominally separated into three branches, Kabila will legislate by decree and can hire and fire government employees at will, in addition to his role as commander-in-chief...
KINSHASA, Congo: On the eve of his swearing-in as President, Laurent Kabila's 'stability before democracy' prescription for rebuilding the new Congo continues to leave little room for dissent. In Kinshasa, armed soldiers broke up a crowd of about 1,000 opposition activists marching in defiant support of Etienne Tshisekedi, the former Prime Minister passed over by Kabila when he formed his new government last week. No injuries were reported, but some 50 who had been chanting "Kabila, assassin of Congo!" were detained after the army moved in. TIME's Marguerite Michaels notes that the relatively small turnout means...
KINSHASA: Moving quickly to consolidate power, self- proclaimed President Laurent Kabila eliminated the post of prime minister and sparked a vociferous demonstration by oppostion protestors who denouced the rebel leader as a dictator in the making. "Etienne, Etienne, it's your name that chased out Mobutu, it also will chase out Kabila," chanted supporters of longtime democratic opposition leader Etienne Tsisekedi, who, twice ousted as prime minister under Mobutu, had hoped to be named to the post again under Kabila. Fat chance. A partial list of 13 Cabinet appointments unveiled Friday reads like a Who's Who of Kabila...
KINSHASA -- Laurent Kabila received a hero's welcome in Kinshasa on Tuesday night, sweeping into the capital city by motorcade three days after his troops captured the city. Will the country will live up to its new name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo? New finance minister Mwana Nanga Mawampanga says that Kabila wants to hold multi-party elections within a year, a commitment supported by the United States and other Western nations. While Mawampanga issued a call for unity, he added that individuals who had been associated with overthrown President Mobutu are welcome...