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Somalia
- Samali Civil war - 1991
- Siad barre kicked out
- al shabob
- pirates
- new samali pres elected in September, Hussan sheikh mahamud
- Not stable
DRC
- Independence from belgium- 1960
- Known as zaire from 1971-1970
- war resembles rwanda
- people who were leaving rwanda entered the drc
- ethnic tensions
- Pres. Mabuto seko
- us supported him because he was a anti-communist
- human rights violations
- corruption
- cult of personality (all people see is how great their leader is, to prevent people from revolting.)
- 1st congo war 1996-1997
- 2nd congo war- 1998-2003
- Deadliest war in african history
- 5.4 million people dead
- half million of people displaced
- 2003 transitional govt
- pres. Joseph Kabila
- unify country
- disarm
- hold elections
South Africa
- apartheid
- Racial segregation of blacks
- 1948-1994
- 1990 pres. Delelk began reforms to end apartheid
- 1994 nelson Mantela elected
Kony
- Great britain ruled 1885-1962
- uganda ind. 1962
- pres. musemi
- been at war for 20 years
- Lords resistance army
- Joseph Kony kidnaps children and using them as child soldiers
- 10 commandments
- 1971 Idi amin killed 800,000
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