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Lemarchand Collection of African Political Papers The collection includes copies of official reports and other documents assessing political situations and events, newspapers from several countries, and copies of unpublished studies and reports. Countries covered include Rwanda, Burundi, Zaire, Chad, and to a much lesser extent Gabon and Libya. Chad is the most extensively covered. The Zairian and Libyan materials are limited to newspapers. Although some material dates to the late nineteenth century, the bulk is subsequent to 1950. The major periods of emphasis are the emergence of independence from the 1950s through the early 1960s and increasing democratization from the late 1980s through the early 1990s. Most of the materials are in French, although some are in English. Several African languages are also represented. Of special interest are colonial officers' reports from Rwanda, Burundi, and Chad on the formation of independent political parties and their leadership, ethnic conflicts, elections, and governmental policies and politics. Some of these materials are photocopies of secret and otherwise classified intelligence reports. A significant portion of the collection consists of 35 newspaper titles primarily published in Kinshasa (Léopoldville) during the period of 1990-1992 with a few examples from the pre-independence period. Included also are several examples of Chadian and Libyan papers from the late 1980s, with the contents particularly focused on events in 1986 related to the dispute over the Aouzou Strip. The collection is arranged in three series: (1) the various political documents described above and newspapers, (2) documents from Chad, and (3) approximately 90 unpublished papers and reports on Africa. A finding list is available on the web: http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/hss/africana/lemarch.html Index (Use to download or print the entire index) |
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