Xan Smiley on uprising in Shaba, Zaire

Title

Xan Smiley on uprising in Shaba, Zaire

Genre

Interview

TX Date

17 May 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:55

Description

Reporter, Xan Smiley on the background to the conflict in the Shaba province of Zaire. He says Shaba is a thousand miles from Kinshasa and is the richest area of Zaire because of its copper resources. The forces helping the Katangese rebels are from pro-Soviet Angola. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Xan Smiley

Keywords

Politics; Africa; Zaire; Katanga; Civil war (concept); Kenneth Kaunda; Shaba; Mobuto Sese Seko

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