The Defense of Third World Nations: The Case of Zaire.

Abstract

Since 1960 the drive toward independence broke over Africa like tidal waves after many years marked by the penetration of European powers in the continent and took part in the great commercial and political adventure called colonialism seeking resources, markets, settlement, and religious conversion. The objective of this essay is to explain how Zairian natives handled the heavy responsibilities that came with freedom in spite of any policy of preparation by colonial power, especially in the domain of the army. The build-up of Zairian armed forces, as explained in the essay was one of the problems not previously faced by natives who never before have been assigned to the key position in the army. Regardless of all obstacles, the change has been so drastic that after a few years a respectable army was given to the country with all services needed for its stability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 1987
Accession Number
ADA182691

Entities

People

  • Hiba-nami Malumba

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Classification
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Instructors
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Political Systems
  • Schools
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • Universities
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design