Jacques Depelchin

Jacques Depelchin (born 06/03/1942) is a Congolese historian and militant.[1][2] He is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Ota Benga International Alliance for Peace in the DR Congo.[1]

Background

A native of the Congo, Depelchin was educated internationally, beginning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with Lovanium University in Kinshasa before relocating to England to attend the University of London, to Italy to attend Johns Hopkins University and to the United States to attend Stanford University. After completing his education, he taught African History at a number of universities in the United States, in his home country, in Mozambique and Tanzania.[1]

Depelchin worked as a secretariat for the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo,[3] which helped bring Laurent-Désiré Kabila to power.[4] From 1996-2002, he was a member of the Rally for Congolese Democracy,[1] opposing Kabila,[3] being identified in 2000 by The New York Times as among the group's leaders.[5]

Books

  • Reclaiming African History[6]
  • From the Congo Free State to Zaire (1885-1974): Towards a Demystification of Economic and Political History, 1992[1][7]
  • Silences in African History, 2000[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Michigan State University Press Authors Biography for Jacques Depelchin". Archived from the original on 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
  2. ^ "AfricaFiles | "This war must end"". www.africafiles.org. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  3. ^ a b Gana, Aaron Tsado; Samuel G. Egwu (2003). Federalism in Africa: The imperative of democratic development. Africa World Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-59221-080-0. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  4. ^ Duke, Lynne (22 May 1995). "Congo Waits For List of New Rulers; Kabila's Government Still Unannounced". Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved 2 Feb 2011.
  5. ^ Fisher, Ian (13 Feb 2000). "Congo's War Overshadows Tribal Fight". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 Feb 2011.
  6. ^ Depelchin, Jacques (2011-01-01). Reclaiming African History. Cape Town: Pambazuka Press. ISBN 9781906387983.
  7. ^ From the Congo Free State to Zaire (1885-1974). Towards a Demystification of Economic and Political History at Google Books
  8. ^ Depelchin, Jacques (2000-09-05). Silences in African History. Dar es-Salaam: Mkuki Na Nyota Publishers. ISBN 9789976973730.
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