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Congo Republic finds freedom has problems
The Congo now three months independent is plagued by bloodshed and misery as 14 million Congolese face dictatorship under Lumumba and Mobutu. UN and Soviet backed forces hold power while normal commerce collapses and food shortages worsen. Kasai and Bakwanga regions suffer transport decay, 250,000 refugees flee, and reliance on aid grows amid economic collapse.
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