Article 15 (idiom)
Article 15 (article quinze, French pronunciation: [aʁ.ti.klə.kɛ̃z]) is a humorous French-language idiom in the Democratic Republic of the Congo encouraging reference to an imaginary legal provision permitting individuals to take any measures, whether legal or illegal, necessitated by adverse personal circumstances such as economic hardship, crime, or state oppression. Originating during the Congo Crisis and popularised under the Zairean regime in the 1970s, Article 15 references a fictional provision of the 14-article constitution of the secessionist state of South Kasai (1960-63) which was said to read simply "débrouillez-vous! ".