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Established
as a Belgian colony in 1908, the Republic of the Congo
gained its independence in 1960, but its early years were
marred by political and social instability. Col. Joseph
MOBUTU seized power and declared himself president in
a November 1965 coup. He subsequently changed his name
- to MOBUTU Sese Seko - as well as that of the country
- to Zaire. MOBUTU retained his position for 32 years
through several sham elections, as well as through the
use of brutal force. Ethnic strife and civil war, touched
off by a massive inflow of refugees in 1994 from fighting
in Rwanda and Burundi, led in May 1997 to the toppling
of the MOBUTU regime by a rebellion backed by Rwanda and
Uganda and fronted by Laurent KABILA. He renamed the country
the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but in August
1998 his regime was itself challenged by a second insurrection
again backed by Rwanda and Uganda. Troops from Angola,
Chad, Namibia, Sudan, and Zimbabwe intervened to support
KABILA's regime. A cease-fire was signed in July 1999
by the DRC, Congolese armed rebel groups, Angola, Namibia,
Rwanda, Uganda, and Zimbabwe but sporadic fighting continued.
Laurent KABILA was assassinated in January 2001 and his
son, Joseph KABILA, was named head of state. In October
2002, the new president was successful in negotiating
the withdrawal of Rwandan forces occupying eastern Congo;
two months later, the Pretoria Accord was signed by all
remaining warring parties to end the fighting and establish
a government of national unity. A transitional government
was set up in July 2003. Joseph KABILA as president and
four vice presidents represented the former government,
former rebel groups, the political opposition, and civil
society. The transitional government held a successful
constitutional referendum in December 2005 and elections
for the presidency, National Assembly, and provincial
legislatures in 2006. KABILA was inaugurated president
in December 2006. The National Assembly was installed
in September 2006. Its president, Vital KAMERHE, was chosen
in December. Provincial assemblies were constituted in
early 2007, and elected governors and national senators
in January 2007.
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The
economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation
endowed with vast potential wealth - is slowly recovering
from two decades of decline. Conflict that began in August
1998 has dramatically reduced national output and government
revenue, increased external debt, and resulted in the
deaths of more than 5 million people from violence, famine,
and disease. Foreign businesses curtailed operations due
to uncertainty about the outcome of the conflict, lack
of infrastructure, and the difficult operating environment.
Conditions began to improve in late 2002 with the withdrawal
of a large portion of the invading foreign troops. The
transitional government reopened relations with international
financial institutions and international donors, and President
KABILA began implementing reforms, although progress has
been slow and the International Monetary Fund curtailed
their program for the DRC at the end of March 2006 because
of fiscal overruns. Much economic activity still occurs
in the informal sector, and is not reflected in GDP data.
Renewed activity in the mining sector, the source of most
export income, boosted Kinshasa's fiscal position and
GDP growth from 2006-2008, however, renewed strife in
the second half of 2008, combined with a fall in world
market prices for the DRC's key mineral exports inflicted
major damage on the economy and halted growth. Government
reforms may lead to increased government revenues, outside
budget assistance, and foreign direct investment, although
an uncertain legal framework, corruption, a lack of transparency
in government policy are long-term problems. The DRC government
has applied to the IMF for an Exogenous Shock Facility
in the amount of $200 million to help it deal with its
deteriorating financial situation, and the World Bank
will consider a separate $100 million in emergency funding.
The global recession probably will cut economic growth
in 2009 to half its 2008 level.
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