4.3.2

Political & Social Factors Affecting Development

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How Have Political and Social Factors Hurt the DRC's Development?

The DRC's troubled history and politics have harmed its development?

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Belgian colony and civil war

  • The DRC was granted independence after 75 years as a Belgian colony.
  • The population were not well educated and the healthcare system was bad.
  • Between 1960 and 1965, 2 groups fought for control of the Congo. 100,000 people were killed in this civil war.
  • Joseph-Desire Mobutu won the civil war and became the leader in 1965.
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Mobutu's government

  • Mobutu ran the DRC (then known as Zaire) between 1965 and 1997.
  • Zaire was a corrupt country.
  • Mining was 17% of GDP in 1990 and permits to mine were sold in corrupt bidding processes to large companies.
  • Bribery was common.
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The 2nd Congolese civil war

  • In 1997, there was another civil war.
  • This war damaged a lot of the DRC's infrastructure.
  • Joseph Kabila became the president after the civil war.

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