Tag Archive: Joseph Désiré Mobutu

The Seeds of Destruction

Author: Satish Sekar April 4, 2016 0 Comments

By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (April 2nd 2016) Fomenting Discord June 30th 1960 was a day of hope and also regret for the Congo. It had just gained independence from Belgium. Its young Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba’s scathing response…
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Charles Huyghé, Chukwunyere Kamalu, Joseph Désiré Mobutu, Joseph Kasa-Vubu, Julien Gat, Katanga, King Baudoin I, Moïse Tshombe, Patrice Lumumba, the Congo, The Little African History Book – Black Africa from the Origins of Humanity to the Assassination of Lumumba and the Turn of the 20th Century

Political Machinations

Author: Satish Sekar March 8, 2015 0 Comments

by Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (March 7th 2015) Consolidation The defeat of the Kabaka (ruler of the Kingdom of Buganda) Mutesa II neutralised both him and also his party Kabaka Yekka. Defections from it to the Uganda Peopleʼs Congress…
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Amin, Che Guevara, Congo, Congo-Léopoldville, General Olenga, Idi Amin, Joseph Désiré Mobutu, Kabaka, Kabaka Yekka, Kabila, Kingdom of Buganda, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Milton Obote, Mobutu, Mutesa II, Nicholas Olenga, Obote, Olenga, Patrice Lumumba, Pieere Mulele, Uganda, Uganda Peopleʼs Congress

“Satish is an experienced and able author and investigative journalist with a long track record in campaigning against miscarriages of justice. He continues acting as a pressure group to alleviate the problems which those wrongfully convicted suffer in the long term, even after they have been vindicated. He is also actively involved in anti-racism initiatives, particularly in football, and seeks to improve racial equality by increasing the sporting opportunities available for disadvantaged gro…

Dave Barclay

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“Satish is a dedicated investigative journalist who worked hard to investigate the background to the jailing of the Cardiff Three for the 1988 murder of Lynette White. The success of their appeal against their convictions is largely down to his hard work. He wrote the story of this case and his subsequent campaign to have the case reinvestigated in his book ‘Fitted In: The Cardiff Three and the Lynette White Inquiry’. I wanted to write about the forensic aspects of the case in my book Cold…

Liz Porter Sunday AgeAustralia

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“Satish is an author of ‘Fitted In: The Cardiff 3 and the Lynette White Inquiry‘ and the recently published “The Cardiff Five: Innocent Beyond Any Doubt“. He is also a journalist, academic, researcher and expert, especially for those who have suffered miscarriages of justice. Although at times, Satish is highly critical of the criminal justice system, he only challenges from a position of desiring improvement for the benefit of all, whether they be the investigator or the investigated. Members…

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