Mobutu's Totalitarian Political System - An Afrocentric Analysis (Hardcover)

Mobutu's political system, inaugurated in 1965 and lasting more than three decades, met all the characteristics of totalitarianism. This study shows that the failures and misdeeds of Mobutu's system were clear evidence that it lacked an African-centered vision and did not put the interests of the African people of Congo (formerly, Zaire) at the center of this political project. Mobutu failed to promote the well-being of the African people of Congo.
Mobutu's political actions in the 90s, mostly as they related to the National Sovereign Conference, are critically analyzed and found to be a deliberate attempt to obstruct the momentum of democracy for the African people of Congo. From an Afrocentric standpoint, the obstruction is evidence of Mobutu's attempt to impede the search for harmony and peace of the Zairean people, to reject the African-centered truth that without Ma'at (harmony) there is no understanding, no harmony, and no possible restoration of balance. Mobutu's obstruction became an effort to preserve his totalitarian system's status quo.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	African Studies
Release date:	November 2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Jean-Louis Peta Ikambana
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	138
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-98028-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Totalitarianism & dictatorship
LSN:	0-415-98028-3
Barcode:	9780415980289

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