| ID | 157422 |
| Title Proper | Congo’s slide into chaos |
| Other Title Information | how a state fails |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Reid, Stuart A |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | On January 16, 2001, the Democratic Republic of the Congo tumbled into uncertainty. The country’s president, Laurent Kabila, had been sitting in his office at his marble palace in Kinshasa, the capital, when one of his teenage bodyguards entered, drew his pistol, aimed it at Kabila, and fired several times. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Affairs Vol. 97, No.1; Jan-Feb 2018: p.97-117 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Affairs Vol: 97 No 1 |
| Key Words | Congo ; Chaos ; Laurent Kabila ; Marxist Rebellion |