ABBREVIATIONS
· AFDL: Alliance des Forces Démocratiques pour la
Libération du Congo.
· CCTV: Canal Congo Télévision
· CEI: Independent Electoral Commission
· DRC: Democratic Republic of the Congo
· Ibidem: In the same place
· MLC: Mouvement pour la Libération du Congo
· MONUC: United Nations Mission in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo
· MPR: Mouvement Populaire de la Révolution
· O.L.: Ordonnance-Loi.
· Op.cit: Opus citatum or the work cited.
· p.: page
· p.p.: pages
· RCD: Rassemblement Congolais pour la
Démocratie
· UDPS: Union for Democracy and Social Progress
· UNIKIN: Université de Kinshasa
Contents
Declaration
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction
I. Geographical presentation
II. Background of the concept of democracy
III. Topic's motivation
IV. Methodology and outlines of chapters
Chapter One: Political Historical Overview in DRC
A. The Berlin Conference (15 November 1884-26 February
1885)
B. The Belgian Congo (1908-1960)
C. The First Republic (30 June 1960-24 November 1965)
D. The Second Republic (24 November 1965-24 April 1990)
E. The First Political Transition Period (24 April 1990-17 May
1997)
F. The Second Political Transition Period (17 May 1997-16
January 2001)
G. The Third Political Transition Period since January 2001
Chapter Two: The Constitutional Referendum in DRC
A. Political context
B. New constitution's provisions
1. General provisions
2. State form
3. Political regime
4. Power of judging
Chapter Three: The Electoral Process in DRC
A. First round
B. Second round
Conclusion
Main references
Abbreviations
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