abacost造句

• The abacost was seen as the uniform of Mobutu's supporters, especially those who had benefited from his regime.
• Additionally, the Western or Christian, names in 1972 and the abandonment of Western dress in favor of the wearing of the abacost were subsequently promoted as expressions of authenticity.
• These clothes, designed to be worn with a foulard at the neck, were dubbed " abacost, " a contraction of " a bas le costume, " or down with the suit.
• Embarking on a campaign of pro-Africa cultural awareness, or " Mao-style tunic known as an abacost ( shorthand for " ?bas le costume "-- " down with the suit " ).
• Mobutu and the MPR pursued a national cultural revival program in Zaire called " Authenticit?" beginning in 1967 which sought to purge colonial European culture from Zaire and restore local culture, such as by forbidding Christian names and culture while promoting local African names and culture as well as forbidding western suits and creating a state-authorized uniform called the " abacost ".