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SUMMARY:Years of Turbulence\, Years of Hope: Central African Copperbelt an
 d the Industrial Development in Congo-Léopoldville and Zambia\, from the 
 Political Independence to the Economic Nationalization   - Mostafa Abdelaa
 l (University of Cambridge)
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CONTACT:Ying Dai
DESCRIPTION:The economic nationalization occurred in Congo-Léopoldville a
 nd Zambia roughly after five years of their independence\, in 1966 and 196
 9 respectively.  During the political clouts and the economic vicissitude
 s that took place in both countries\, the Central African Copperbelt (CAC)
  contributed to a far extent in shaping the historical events. However\, t
 hese fateful years lie between the political independence to the nationali
 zation of mining companies have been received little attention from histor
 ians.  The quest for Africanization the economy and from the European dom
 ination became extremely fiercer than the political independence. A group 
 of factors explain the challenges faced by national governments in dirigis
 me their national economy such as\; the global economic relationships\, ca
 pital flight and foreign direct investment\, global copper prices\, Africa
 's lacking to the technical experience and management of mining companies.
 \n This paper will investigate the colonial/national perceptions of indust
 rial development in late colonial/ the immediate post-colonial years\, mor
 e specifically the weight of the CAC in the colonial/national contexts\, f
 rom development planning to implementation. A part of this perception coul
 d be traced since the colonial authorities Belgians/British set up decenni
 al developmental plans in the 1940s and 50s which extended to another long
 -term plan but was curtailed by the advent of independence. On the other h
 and\, the national authorities replaced these plans with the transnational
  and first development plans in Zambia and a chaotic political situation i
 n Congo. Significantly\, there were high expectations by African in both c
 ountries for reaping the benefits of independence\, higher wages and advan
 cement of labour\, and this might explain the crucial role of mining areas
 . Such a role need to be examined from comparative contexts\, not limited 
 to the mining industry\, but significantly to the CAC role in the question
  of industrial development in the early years of independence.
LOCATION:Room 5\, Faculty of History
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