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- Congo_Crisis abstract "The Congo Crisis (French: Crise congolaise) was a period of political upheaval and conflict in the Republic of the Congo (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo) between 1960 and 1965. It began almost immediately after the Congo's independence from Belgium and ended, unofficially, with the entire country under the rule of Joseph-Désiré Mobutu. Constituting a series of civil wars, the Congo Crisis was also a proxy conflict in the Cold War in which the Soviet Union and United States supported opposing factions. Around 100,000 people are believed to have been killed during the crisis.A nationalist movement in the Belgian Congo demanding the end of colonial rule led to the country's independence on 30 June 1960. Minimal preparations had been made and many issues, such as the questions of federalism and ethnicity, remained unresolved. In the first week of July, a mutiny broke out in the army and violence erupted between black and white civilians. Belgium sent troops to protect fleeing whites and two areas of the country, Katanga and South Kasai, seceded, with Belgian support. Amid continuing unrest and violence, the United Nations deployed peacekeepers, but the UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld refused to use these troops to help the central government in Léopoldville fight the secessionists. Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba, the charismatic leader of the largest nationalist faction, reacted by calling for assistance from the Soviet Union, which promptly sent military advisors and other support.The involvement of the Soviets split the Congolese government and led to impasse between Lumumba and the President, Joseph Kasa-Vubu. Mobutu, in command of the army, broke this deadlock with a coup d'état, expelled the Soviet advisors and established a new government effectively under his control. Lumumba was placed in captivity and subsequently executed in 1961. A rival government, founded by Antoine Gizenga and Lumumba supporters in the eastern city of Stanleyville, gained Soviet support but was crushed in 1962. Meanwhile, the UN took a more aggressive stance towards the secessionists after Hammarskjöld was killed in a plane crash in late 1961. Supported by UN troops, Léopoldville defeated the secessionist movements in Katanga and South Kasai by the start of 1963.With Katanga and South Kasai back under the government's control, a reconciliatory compromise constitution was adopted and the exiled Katangese leader, Moise Tshombe, was recalled to head an interim administration while fresh elections were organised. Before these could be held, however, Maoist-inspired militants calling themselves the "Simbas" rose up in the east of the country. The Simbas took control of a significant amount of territory and proclaimed a communist "People's Republic of the Congo" in Stanleyville. Government forces gradually retook territory and, in November 1964, Belgium and the U.S. intervened militarily in Stanleyville to recover hostages from Simba captivity. The Simbas were defeated and collapsed soon after. Following the elections in March 1965, a new political stalemate developed between Tshombe and Kasa-Vubu, forcing the government into near-paralysis. Mobutu mounted a second coup d'état in November 1965, now taking personal control. Under Mobutu's rule, the Congo (renamed Zaire in 1971) was transformed into a dictatorship which would endure until his deposition in 1997.".
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- Congo_Crisis combatant "(1960–62:)".
- Congo_Crisis combatant "(1960–63:)".
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- Congo_Crisis combatant "ONUC".
- Congo_Crisis combatant "Republic of the Congo".
- Congo_Crisis combatant "Stanleyville government".
- Congo_Crisis combatant "Supported by:".
- Congo_Crisis commander Albert_Kalonji.
- Congo_Crisis commander Antoine_Gizenga.
- Congo_Crisis commander Christophe_Gbenye.
- Congo_Crisis commander Dag_Hammarskjöld.
- Congo_Crisis commander Gaston_Eyskens.
- Congo_Crisis commander Joseph_Kasa-Vubu.
- Congo_Crisis commander Mobutu_Sese_Seko.
- Congo_Crisis commander Moise_Tshombe.
- Congo_Crisis commander Patrice_Lumumba.
- Congo_Crisis commander Pierre_Mulele.
- Congo_Crisis commander Théo_Lefèvre.
- Congo_Crisis commander U_Thant.
- Congo_Crisis date "1960-06-30".
- Congo_Crisis date "1965-11-25".
- Congo_Crisis isPartOfMilitaryConflict Cold_War.
- Congo_Crisis isPartOfMilitaryConflict Decolonization_of_Africa.
- Congo_Crisis place Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.
- Congo_Crisis place Republic_of_the_Congo_(Léopoldville).
- Congo_Crisis result "The Congo established as an independent, unitary state underMobutu".
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- Congo_Crisis caption "Belgian paratroopers in action in the Congo during Operation Dragon Rouge, 1964".
- Congo_Crisis casualties "Total killed: 100,000".
- Congo_Crisis combatant "(1960–63:)".
- Congo_Crisis combatant "---- (1960–62:)".
- Congo_Crisis combatant "ONUC".
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- Congo_Crisis combatant "Stanleyville government Supported by:".
- Congo_Crisis combatant "Supported by:".
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- Congo_Crisis combatant2a "(1964–65:)".
- Congo_Crisis combatant2a "Simba and Kwilu rebels Supported by:".
- Congo_Crisis commander "Joseph Kasa-Vubu Patrice Lumumba Dag Hammarskjöld U Thant ---- Joseph Kasa-Vubu Joseph-Désiré Mobutu Moise Tshombe".
- Congo_Crisis commander "Moise Tshombe Albert Kalonji Gaston Eyskens Théo Lefèvre ---- Antoine Gizenga ---- Pierre Mulele Christophe Gbenye".
- Congo_Crisis conflict "Congo Crisis".
- Congo_Crisis date "--06-30".
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- Congo_Crisis partof "the decolonisation of Africa and the Cold War".
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- Congo_Crisis quote ""Independence brings changes to politicians and to civilians. But for you, nothing will be changed ... none of your new masters can change the structure of an army which, throughout its history, has been the most organized, the most victorious in Africa. The politicians have lied to you."".
- Congo_Crisis result "The Congo established as an independent, unitary state under Mobutu".
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