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The Chief’s Word is Law: Mobutu’s Lingala Speech-Making and the Practice of Power in Congo-Zaire

Posted in University of Florida · Gainesville, FL
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Date Oct 23, 2026
Time 3:30 PM
Location Grinter Hall, 404
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Event details Date: Friday, October 23, 2026 Time: 3:30 PM Location: Grinter Hall, 404 Type: Open to the Public Tags: Open to the Public About this event Baraza w/ Joshua Castillo. Dr. Castillo's research utilizes sociolinguistic methods and oral histories to examine how dictator Mobutu Sese Seko used the Lingala language to enforce everyday authoritarianism, construct national identity, and centralize political control in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) from 1965 to 1997. Official event details: https://calendar.ufl.edu/live/events/56521-the-chiefs-word-is-law-mobutus-lingala-speech-making-a

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