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The government in this diamond-rich country has battled insurgents since 1991, with mining conglomerates, mercenaries, and other outside interests supplying arms, money, and expertise to both sides.
The entire economy received a massive jump-start with the outbreak of the Korean War, with Japan ironically becoming the chief local supplier for an army it had battled so furiously just a few years earlier.
The opposition army mainly consists of separatists from Shaba and Kasai provinces in East Zaire and supporters of the original post-colonial government, who have battled Mobutu's army sporadically since the dictator's ascent.
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And I believe Gene Hackman once played an FBI agent who supported the civil rights movement and battled robot dogs on Neptune.