@kavaziofficial: 𝗠𝗢𝗕𝗨𝗧𝗨 𝗩𝗦 𝗧𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗗𝗜 | 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟭 On November 1, 1991, President Mobutu Sese Seko presides over the installation of Bernardin Mungul Diaka's government at his presidential residence outside Kinshasa. Appointed prime minister on 23 October, Mungul Diaka had replaced opposition leader Étienne Tshisekedi, whom Mobutu had dismissed following a bitter political confrontation. But Zaire was witnessing an extraordinary political standoff. While Mobutu welcomed his newly appointed ministers, the opposition Sacred Union was rallying behind Tshisekedi, who had announced an alternative government. On the same day as Mungul Diaka's installation, Tshisekedi chaired the first meeting of his own 22-member cabinet. The country effectively had two rival governments, each claiming legitimacy. Western pressure was also mounting. France and Belgium were demanding democratic reforms and a government based on political consensus. The end of the Cold War had weakened Mobutu's strategic importance to Western powers, making their support increasingly conditional. In this footage, Tshisekedi denounces the deteriorating state of the country, while Mobutu insists that his former prime minister is no longer in office and must obey the law like any other citizen. It was a confrontation over far more than the premiership: it was a struggle over who held the authority to govern Zaire. Mungul Diaka's government would last barely a month. On 25 November, Mobutu appointed Nguz Karl-i-Bond as yet another prime minister, while the opposition continued pushing for a genuine democratic transition through the Sovereign National Conference. #Mobutu #Zaire #Tshisekedi #AfricanHistory #DRC

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