Introduction
Here we see Mobutu’s first depiction on the canvas as an earnest looking young journalist turned party activist, standing right ...
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In Conclusion…
In this essay we have followed the historic path of Mobutu as drawn by genre artist Sapin Makengele. We have ...
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Mobutu: The Practice and Reception of Power
In this project we look at the history of Mobutu. We follow his path through Sapin Makengele's canvas. The project ...
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Mobutu in Congolese Art
Tshibumba was a Congolese artist and self-proclaimed historian. His beginnings as a Congolese historian were the fruit of a series ...
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Bibliography
Blommaert, J., 2004. Grassroots Historiography and the Problem of Voice: Tshibumba’s Histoire du Zaïre. Journal of Linguistic Anthropology 14, 6–23.Conférence ...
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Authenticité, Mobutism and Art
Under Motubu’s rule, the creation of art and cultural heritage had two major roles for the government. One of those ...
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The Politics of Legitimation under Mobutu
1. 1966-1970; Consolidation.After coming to power in the second coup of 1965, Mobutu entered into a period of consolidation as ...
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Mobutu in the Background
Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, the man who would come to rule the Congo for three decades was born under less than auspicious ...
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Mobutu’s Ascension to Power
On the 5th of September 1960, Kasa-Vubu announced that he had dismissed Lumumba, who until then functioned as the prime ...
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