Bas-Congo in the context of 1960 Force Publique mutiny


Bas-Congo in the context of 1960 Force Publique mutiny

⭐ Core Definition: Bas-Congo

Kongo Central (Kongo: Kongo dia Kati), formerly Bas-Congo, is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Matadi.

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Bas-Congo in the context of Mutiny of the Force Publique

On 5 July 1960, soldiers of the garrisons of Léopoldville and Thysville of the Force Publique, the army of the newly independent Republic of the Congo, mutinied against their white officers. The revolt quickly spread throughout the Bas-Congo and engulfed the country in disorder, beginning the Congo Crisis.

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