The region that is now Tshuapa was formerly under the control of the government of Zaire, and the source of their power. The region was highly unstable politically speaking, as the population was divided in the south by the Tshiluba-speaking diamond miners of Kasai, and the Lingala-speaking farmers of the northern provinces. The Lingala people had more pull in the government for they formed the majority, and were easily the most powerful ethnic group in the nation with more members of their people running things from the top. This caused contention amongst the people, and led to a number of armed conflicts between the ethnic groups in Zaire over a voice in the government.
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| - The region that is now Tshuapa was formerly under the control of the government of Zaire, and the source of their power. The region was highly unstable politically speaking, as the population was divided in the south by the Tshiluba-speaking diamond miners of Kasai, and the Lingala-speaking farmers of the northern provinces. The Lingala people had more pull in the government for they formed the majority, and were easily the most powerful ethnic group in the nation with more members of their people running things from the top. This caused contention amongst the people, and led to a number of armed conflicts between the ethnic groups in Zaire over a voice in the government.
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| - The region that is now Tshuapa was formerly under the control of the government of Zaire, and the source of their power. The region was highly unstable politically speaking, as the population was divided in the south by the Tshiluba-speaking diamond miners of Kasai, and the Lingala-speaking farmers of the northern provinces. The Lingala people had more pull in the government for they formed the majority, and were easily the most powerful ethnic group in the nation with more members of their people running things from the top. This caused contention amongst the people, and led to a number of armed conflicts between the ethnic groups in Zaire over a voice in the government. One such group belonged to General Kengo Tshisekedi, a Lingala commander in the Zairian Armed Forces. He was concerned with the possible collapse of the government, and a civil war that would end with his loss of political power through the Lingala-controlled military. He used the fears to gain the support of his people, and formed a militia force that would protect the territories of the Lingala people from the threat of attack by the Tshiluba or Kongo people. This army made regular patrols through Lingala territories with the permission of Mobutu, and conducted raids on "enemies of the peace". Overtime, these paramilitary forces came to respect Tshisekedi and his devotion to the Lingala people, and resulted in many pledging their allegiance to him. This resulted in Tshisekedi believing that he would be much better equipped to handle the ethnic problems in Zaire than Mobutu, and ultimately saw him betray the very who supported his actions in the beginning. The Zairian military was quick to respond, and saw two major military forces fighting over control of the nation. However, the military coming from the United States in the form of money and equipment, saw Tshisekedi's forces pushed back into the Équateur province.
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