Episode 43: the History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

The history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Website: https://five.libsyn.com/show/episodes/view/29437778 email: [email protected] Patreon: patreon.com/Whydocountriesexist797 Paypal: paypal.me/whydocountriesexist Feedback and request Forum: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5m6cVniic8zkY13UZmUAxwLTNuVdBEkYqHmQCvvyAkGcUSg/viewform?usp=sf_link   Intro 0:00 Country profile and good overviews 0:58 Pre-colonial Congo 5:36 Congo free state 7:19 Direct Belgian rule 12:03 Independence movements 17:08  the Congo Crisis 20:15 Mobutu’s Zaire 24:56 Congo’s neighbors 30:20 The Congo wars 33:03 Current history and politics 38:34 Conclusion, outro and sources 42:48