Word: rebelling
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...boots, and their uniforms are gleaned from several different armies. Until recently, they were assisted by Mai-Mai tribesmen, who smoke marijuana, worship water and festoon themselves with bathroom fixtures--mainly faucets and hoses--in the belief that these fetishes will aid them in battle. For the moment, the rebel leader has established his headquarters in Mobutu's former home in Goma. He has dubbed his new residence "the Museum of Shame" because its ostentatious decor mirrors the incorrigible excesses of Mobutu's rule. Visitors to Kabila's headquarters, however, are struck by an even more telling reflection. Much like...
Mobutu, no doubt, would dearly love to demolish such boastfulness. But at the moment he is preoccupied by an enemy even more formidable than the rebel legions. For the past seven months the Zairian President has been undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. In December he rose from his sickbed at his villa on the French Riviera, declaring that he was returning to Zaire to "take things in hand." Supporters greeted him with euphoria but swiftly discerned that Mobutu was incapable of dealing with problems he needed to solve. He shunned the opposition and said nothing about appointing a successor...
...assistance didn't end there. The rebel leader stays in close touch with his foreign patrons. At least twice each week, Museveni talks with Kabila on a satellite phone and dispenses what he calls "political advice." Museveni denies Zairian claims that large numbers of his troops are fighting with the rebels, but diplomats do not rule out the possibility that the assistance he provides Kabila has been more than verbal...
...Virtually alone, Austrian former Chancellor Franz Vranitzky, an envoy for the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe, tried to come up with some international relief. He met with the new Albanian Prime Minister, Bashkim Fino, on Friday, then went to the southern port of Vlora to talk with rebel leaders. But it seemed doubtful that his rounds would be any more effective than the prayer of Mother Teresa, who from Calcutta said of her fellow Albanians, "May God bring them joy, prosperity, peace and unity." First of all, Albania is in need of sanity...
...because some of its residents are noted for their skill at smuggling. Since they had money to lose, they lost more than most Albanians in the collapsing pyramid funds. They have had it with Berisha. "He is a thief who stole our money," says Idris Nimet, a carpenter turned rebel. "Berisha will never get to Vlora. The people are with us, the soldiers are afraid, and everyone has guns...