Gbadolite
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Gbadolite or Gbado-Lite (pronounced
History
Mobutu built Gbadolite into a luxurious town often nicknamed "
Two palaces were built outside Gbadolite at
Mobutu also built a nuclear bunker that could house more than 500 people and was the largest in Africa; this was the only nuclear bunker in Central Africa. The bunker was connected to the Ubangui River by a secret tunnel, giving access to the military harbour at the village of N'dangi.[5]
When
In 1998, the
Gallery
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Site of the former Mobutu palace (ransacked)
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Soldiers belonging to opposition forces in Gbadolite
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Gbadolite Airport
See also
References
- ^ MONUC. 2006-05-29. Archived from the originalon 2006-07-25. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- ^ Kapalata, André-Teddy (1 April 2023). "L'invité". Journal Francais (Interview) (in French) (7 and 8 am ed.). Gbadolite: Radio Okapi. 14:09 minutes in. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Ville de Gbadolite". CAID. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Legacy of corrupt and ruthless dictator who built Versailles in the jungle". The Independent. London. May 5, 1997. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
- ^ L'Express, 22 December 2008, page 13
- ISBN 1-84115-421-0.
Bibliography
- Nagifi, Valentin (2003). Les derniers jours de Mobutu à Gbado-Lite (Congo-Zaïre) (in French) (Archive congolaise ed.). Paris: L'Harmattan. ISBN 2-7475-3623-8.
External links
- Smith, David (10 February 2015). "Where Concorde once flew: the story of President Mobutu's 'African Versailles'". The Guardian.
- "Inside Mobutu's ruined jungle palace in DR Congo". BBC. 8 October 2013.