Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, political tensions, regional power struggles and battles over its natural resources ...

In 1960, Patrice Lumumba became the prime ... prime minister of the Republic of the Congo, assumed was an awesome one. A Belgian, General [Émile] Janssens, in particular, was detested by his ...

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 ...

For the orderly Belgians, the Congo conference in Brussels had been a three-week nightmare. Even as they were preparing to announce the Congo’s imminent independence, Joseph Kasavubu ...

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.

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 ...