America's Tyrant: The CIA and Mobutu of Zaire

by Sean Kelly

Details the 30-year relationship between the US and Mobutu.

Genres: Africa

302 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

I am a native of Seattle, Washington. I earned my B.A. degree in political science from Seattle University in 1986, and my Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Colorado in 1992. I am an alumnus of the American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship Program (1993-1994). As a fellow I worked for the Senate Democratic Policy Committee -- an arm of the Democratic Leadership, Co-Chaired at the time by Senators George Mitchell and Tom Daschle -- as a health policy analyst. I joined the faculty at Cal. State Channel Islands in 2007 after teaching for eight years at Niagara University in Lewiston, NY, and six years at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.

Reviews

[Mariam Mord'Sith]

The CIA and Mobutu of Zaire.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nicely researched account of the United States Government's support of Mobutu, the former president/dictator of Zaire. The author did not meander from this theme to make the book more colorful or to appeal to a wider audience. Interesting to learn how much of our foreign policy during this period (60s, 70s) was conducted by the CIA.