Word: mobutuism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Ugandan bush. Kagame even served in Uganda's army from 1986 to 1990. When the time came to lead an invasion of Rwanda, Kagame relied on Museveni's moral and material help, including arms. While Museveni insists he "wasn't looking" for the opportunity to dislodge longtime strongman Mobutu Sese Seko from Zaire, when the chance came he joined with Kagame to mastermind the revolt. With Washington's tacit consent, he supplies weapons and training to the Sudanese guerrilla bands of Garang, who went to university with Museveni and who even sent his own troops to fight. But Museveni...
...MOBUTU FLEW TOO HIGH...
Only time will tell if the ousting of Mobutu Sese Seko from the presidency of Zaire was a blessing or a curse [WORLD, May 26]. Rebel leader and now President Laurent Kabila has promised democratic reforms in the newly renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo. We have heard all this before. If Kabila can do what he has promised, then the people of the Congo will be better off. He may not be perfect, but he has the potential to be better than Mobutu. CHRISTOPHER P. DOBES Toledo, Ohio...
...Mobutu was long overdue. He was flying too high. He should nonetheless be commended for keeping an impotent band of troops, which helped avert massive bloodshed in the diamond-rich Central African state. I hope somebody will offer Kabila an honorary degree as a Destroyer of the Dictatorship. He is a man of determination and well-founded principles. I'm sure he knows better what the country needs. ALEXANDER KALIMBIRA Corvallis...
However, Stiglitz and other panelists said giving foreign aid today can often be a more complicated issue, citing the recent foreign aid failure between the U.S. and Zaire following the ousting of Mobutu...