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In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo

Paperback • 2002 • English

In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo

By Michela Wrong

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About the book

Known as "the Leopard," the president of Zaire for thirty-two years, Mobutu Sese Seko, showed all the cunning of his namesake -- seducing Western powers, buying up the opposition, and dominating his people with a devastating combination of brutality and charm. While the population was pauperized, he plundered the country's copper and diamond resources, downing pink champagne in his jungle palace like some modern-day reincarnation of Joseph Conrad's crazed station manager. Michela Wrong, a corres...Show more

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9780060934439

Publisher

HarperCollins

Published year

2002

Language

English

Original title

In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo

Format

Paperback

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