We are finishing our blog discussions. Starting with Somalia.
SOMALIA-
-Civil war- 1991 cause by dictator fleeing the country and government lost control.
-Al Shabab- terrorist group linked to Al Qaida.
-New president elected in September, his name is Hussan Sheikh Mahamud.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC)-
-independence from Belgium in 1960
-1st congo war from 1996-97 because of ethnic tensions and the Rwanda genocide-Hutus
-president Mabuto Seko was supported by the U.S/ he was anti-communist. He violated the human rights
-2nd congo war from 1998-2003 was the deadliest war in African history- 5.4 million people died.
-2003 transitional governments came in with President Joseph Kabila. The transitional government wants to unify the country and get things under control.
SOUTH AFRICA-
-a partheid- afrikaans
-racial segregation of blacks from 1948-1994
-1990 president De Klerk began reforms to end Apartheid
-1994 Nelson Mandela was elected
LIBYA-
-controlled by Italy from 1912-43
-1943-51 Great Britain controlled it
-1959 they found oil- one resource
-1969 Gadaffi seized power from king
-1977 Gadaffi had unlimited power. He made the Sharia law which was a very strict law. He killed everyone he didn’t trust which was purges. Supported terrorist
-9/11 changed Gadaffi
-he was killed on October 2011
-new democrative government was formed in 2012
UGANDA-
-Great Britain ruled 1885-1962
-uganda got independence on 1962
-been at war for 20 years
-president Museumi
-1971 Idi Amin had 800,000 people killed
-problems: kill, kidnapped, mutilate, childsex slavery, child soldiers
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