Martyrs of the country under the Mobutu regime
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The "Martyrs of the country under the Mobutu regime" refers to the Congolese individuals who were persecuted, imprisoned, or killed for opposing Mobutu Sese Seko’s authoritarian rule in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of people
ⓘ
historical concept ⓘ victims of political repression ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
crackdowns on trade unions
ⓘ
purges within the army and civil service ⓘ repression of opposition demonstrations ⓘ student protests in Zaire ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs |
symbols of resistance to dictatorship
ⓘ
symbols of the struggle for democracy ⓘ victims of state repression ⓘ |
| country |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
Zaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
critics of the single‑party system
ⓘ
human rights activists ⓘ journalists ⓘ members of opposition parties ⓘ opposition politicians ⓘ political opponents of Mobutu ⓘ pro‑democracy activists ⓘ student protesters ⓘ supporters of human rights ⓘ supporters of multiparty democracy ⓘ suspected dissidents ⓘ trade unionists ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
1965–1997
ⓘ
Mobutu era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedGovernmentType |
authoritarian regime
ⓘ
dictatorship ⓘ |
| opposedPolicy |
human rights abuses
ⓘ
restrictions on freedom of assembly ⓘ restrictions on freedom of expression ⓘ single‑party rule of the MPR ⓘ suppression of political pluralism ⓘ |
| opposedRegimeOf | Mobutu Sese Seko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post‑colonial Congo ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
history of Zaire
ⓘ
history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| rememberedIn |
Congolese political discourse
ⓘ
human rights reports ⓘ testimonies of survivors ⓘ |
| victimOf |
arbitrary arrest
ⓘ
enforced disappearance ⓘ extrajudicial killing ⓘ long‑term imprisonment ⓘ political persecution ⓘ state violence ⓘ torture ⓘ unfair trials ⓘ |
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