Abstract
This article considers the story of the late Laurent-Désiré Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, as told by the popular painters of the city of Lubumbashi. Its shows how popular painting contributes to the knowledge of LD Kabila's reign, by serving as a support for oral history. Indeed, the commentaries of the paintings made by their authors or by critics unveil a chapter of history. Placed next to each other according to their theme and chronological order, popular paintings depict the highlights of the history of a given region in a specific area such as politics, economy, culture, etc.
Recommended Citation
DIBWE Dia Mwembu, Donatien. "Histoire picturale de Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1997-2001)." Artl@s Bulletin 7, no. 1 (2018): Article 6.
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