We continued the africa blog discussion.
Somalia
-Civil war since 1991
-Siad Barre was kicked out
-Pirates called Al Shabob
-New president elected in sept. 2012, called Hussan Sheikh Mahamud.
Democratic Republic of Congo
-Independant from Belgium in 1960
-Known as the Zaire from 1971-97
--President Mabuto Seko
---Was anti-communist
---Had human rights violations/ corruption
---Had a cult of personality
-1st Congo war 1996-97
--Ethnic tensions
--Rwandan Genocide- Hutus fleeing to DRC
-2nd Congo War 1998-2003
--Deadliest war in african history
--5.4 Million people dead
--Millions displaced
-in 2003 a trasitional governent was created run by pres. Joseph Kabila
South Africa
-Apartheid
-Segregation of Blacks
-1948-1994
-1990 President de klerk began reforms to end apartheid.
1994- Nelson Mandela elected
Lybia
-1912-1943- Italy
-1943-1951 Great B.
-1951 Lybian Ind.
-1959 Found oil
-1969 Gadaffi Seized power from king
-Sharia Law 1997 unlimited power
-Purges
-Helped country
-Supported Terrorists
-9/11 changed his view
--started to give us information
-2011 arab spring
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