Jacques Depelchin (born 06/03/1942) is a Congolese

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and militant. He is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Ota Benga International Alliance for Peace in the DR Congo.

Background

A native of the Congo, Depelchin was educated internationally, beginning in the

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with Lovanium University in Kinshasa before relocating to

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to attend the

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, to

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to attend

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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

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and

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. Depelchin worked as a secretariat for the

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, which helped bring

Laurent-Désiré Kabila Laurent-Désiré Kabila () (27 November 1939 – 18 January 2001) or simply Laurent Kabila ( US: ), was a Congolese revolutionary and politician who was the third President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1997 until his assassinatio ...

to power. From 1996-2002, he was a member of the

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, opposing Kabila, being identified in 2000 by ''

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'' as among the group's leaders.

Books

*''Reclaiming African History'' *''From the Congo Free State to Zaire: 1885 - 1974, 1999 *''Silences in African History'', 2000

References

External links

Ota Benga Alliance
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