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Article: Zaire's premier sees vote by mid-1997: Democracy develops gradually.(World)(Briefing/Africa)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- March 21, 1996
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Zairian Prime Minister Leon Kengo wa Dondo, whose country is in a slow transition from one-man rule to a pluralistic government, has pledged after several postponements to hold elections by July 1997.
Mr. Kengo acknowledged in an interview that the delays in elections have made his country's transition to democracy longer than any other African nation's.
"Zaire has gone through a long transition, complicated by disorders and looting," Mr. Kengo said. "But we will have elections before July 9 of next year."
Among the moves that need to be made, he said, are an agreement by rival political forces on sharing power, the organization and ...