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of disappointment and despair; according to Dzon, the day would instead be a time of remembrance and reflection for the people. In Dzon's assessment, "fifty years of independence are marked by failure. They are splattered with blood." He also criticized the government for spending money on the independence celebration while the people endured continuing poverty and deprivation.
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well as people who did not exist at all. At an opposition rally later on the same day, Dzon and other candidates called for the people to boycott the election. Dzon declared on the occasion that "for us, the election is not taking place on 12 July ... It will take place on the day the
Congolese people are given a real choice."
81:(PCT), which ended in 1991, Dzon was not a member the ruling party. He helped to found the UPRN in 1991 and became its President. He participated in the 1991 Sovereign National Conference, and during the Conference he placed fourth in the vote for the position of transitional Prime Minister. He was subsequently elected to the
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September 1999, the National Federation of Teachers called for Dzon to be prosecuted for alleged embezzlement of the salaries of teachers in August and September 1998. Speaking on television in January 2000, Dzon announced measures intended to fight corruption. He said in April 2000 that someone
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On 10 July 2009, two days before the presidential election, Dzon (who was considered the most important opposition candidate) and five other candidates called for the election to be delayed, claiming that the electoral lists were deeply flawed and included people who were not eligible to vote, as
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On 5 June 2014, Dzon complained in a press conference that the government was mistreating him by refusing to allow him to leave the country, vowing to take the matter to international courts. He said that he had been barred from leaving the country on the previous day in order to have a medical
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reported on 20 July 2004 that Dzon, together with three other current or former ministers, had been barred from leaving the country without Sassou
Nguesso's approval due to suspicions that they had misused public funds. This report was denied on the next day by public prosecutor Georges Akiéra.
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September 2008, Dzon said that Congo-Brazzaville needed "radical change", arguing that the country's high level of economic growth was not improving the living standards of ordinary people or state of infrastructure. Dzon left his post as National Director of the BEAC on 31 December 2008.
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After leaving the government, Dzon was appointed as the BEAC's
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check-up and visit family in France. According to Dzon, no explanation was given for the decision to bar him from leaving the country.
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339:"Congo: Lecturers begin strike; ex-Premier Kolelas reacts to peace moves", Africa No. 1 radio, 21 September 1999.
589:"Elections présidentielles 2009 : la direction politique de l'UPRN annonce la candidature de Mathias Dzon"
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