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Jacques Depelchin

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Jacques Depelchin
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipDemocratic Republic of the Congo Edit
Name wey dem give amJacques Edit
Family nameDepelchin Edit
Ein date of birth1942 Edit
Ein occupationhistorian Edit
Educate forUniversity of London Edit
Political party ein memberRally for Congolese Democracy Edit

Jacques Depelchin (born 06/03/1942) be a Congolese historian den militant.[1][2] He be de Co-Founder den Executive Director of de Ota Benga International Alliance for Peace insyd de DR Congo.[1]

Background

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A native of de Congo, Depelchin be educate internationally, beginning insyd de Democratic Republic of de Congo plus Lovanium University insyd Kinshasa before relocating to England to attend de University of London, to Italy to attend Johns Hopkins University den to de United States to attend Stanford University. After completing ein education, he taught African History at a number of universities insyd de United States, insyd ein home country, insyd Mozambique den Tanzania.[1]

Depelchin work as a secretariat for de Alliance of Democratic Forces for de Liberation of Congo,[3] which help bring Laurent-Désiré Kabila to power.[4] From 1996-2002, he be a member of de Rally for Congolese Democracy, opposing Kabila, being identified in 2000 by The New York Times as among de group ein leaders.[5]

Books

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  • Reclaiming African History[6]
  • From the Congo Free State to Zaire (1885-1974): Towards a Demystification of Economic and Political History, 1992[1]
  • Silences in African History, 2000[7]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Michigan State University Press Authors Biography for Jacques Depelchin". Archived from the original on 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
  2. ↑ "AfricaFiles | "This war must end"". www.africafiles.org. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  3. ↑ Gana, Aaron Tsado; Samuel G. Egwu (2003). Federalism in Africa: The imperative of democratic development. Africa World Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-59221-080-0. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  4. ↑ Duke, Lynne (22 May 1995). "Congo Waits For List of New Rulers; Kabila's Government Still Unannounced". Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved 2 Feb 2011.
  5. ↑ Fisher, Ian (13 Feb 2000). "Congo's War Overshadows Tribal Fight". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 Feb 2011.
  6. ↑ Depelchin, Jacques (2011-01-01). Reclaiming African History (in English). Cape Town: Pambazuka Press. ISBN 9781906387983.
  7. ↑ Depelchin, Jacques (2000-09-05). Silences in African History (in English). Dar es-Salaam: Mkuki Na Nyota Publishers. ISBN 9789976973730.
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