New spirits : Central Africa draws the attention of East and West : 1870-1885 --
Diabolical filth : Congo under Leopold : 1885-1908 --
The Belgians set us free : the early years of the Colonial Regime : 1908-1921 --
In the stranglehold of fear : growing unrest and mutual suspicion in peacetime : 1921-1940 --
The red hour of the kickoff : the war and the deceptive calm that followed : 1940-1955 --
Soon to be ours : a belated decolonization, a sudden independence : 1955-1960 --
The struggle for the throne : the turbulent years of the first republic : 1960-1965 --
The electric years : Mobutu gets down to business : 1965-1975 --
Toujours servir : a marshal's madness : 1975-1990 --
The death throes : democratic opposition and military confrontation : 1990-1997 --
Compassion, what is that? : the great war of Africa : 1997-2002 --
La Bière et la Prière (Suds and sanctity) : new players in a wasted land : 2002-2006 --
The recess : hope and despair in a newborn democracy : 2006-2010 --
