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Transcript: Analysis: Widespread doubt about Joseph Kabila's legitimacy and his ability to lead war-torn Congo
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- January 26, 2001
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Analysis: Widespread doubt about Joseph Kabila's legitimacy and his
ability to lead war-torn Congo
Host: BOB EDWARDS
Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon
BOB EDWARDS, host:
This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Bob Edwards.
In Congo today, 31-year-old Joseph Kabila was sworn in as the country'
s new president, 10 days after his father was shot and killed by a
bodyguard. Laurent Kabila led Congo for three and a half turbulent
years and left the country's economy in ruins. Millions are living
in poverty. Nearly two million others have been displaced by a civil
war that has split Congo in half, with the western region controlled
by rebels supported by ...