Accordingly, UNSC Resolution 143 (1960) led to the establishment of the United Nations Operation in the Congo (known by its ...

The Belgian Congo was huge and underdeveloped ... leaders said elections for independence could go ahead in May 1960. This in itself caused confusion and a rush to form parties.

Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Shortly before noon ... remembering the June 1960 Independence Day address that the Belgians considered a “vicious attack” but that inspires many ...

Cha cha cha, Spaak Papa, Welcome like in good old day, Cha cha cha, Spaak Papa, Making Congo-Belgian unité. A crowd of swinging, singing diplomats and politicians filled Leopoldville’s ...

The Belgian Congo was huge and underdeveloped ... leaders said elections for independence could go ahead in May 1960. This in itself caused confusion and a rush to form parties.

July 1960: Mutiny of the Force Publique and Belgian intervention The political and military crisis that erupted in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in July 1960, in the first month of its ...