Shaba I was a conflict between the neighboring states of Zaire and Angola in 1977, and was arguably a consequence of Zaire's support for the FNLA and UNITA factions in the Angolan Civil War. The conflict began on March 8, 1977 when about 2,000 members of the Front for the National Liberation of the Congo (FLNC), invaded Shaba province in south western Zaire, with the support of Angola's MPLA government and the possible involvement of Cuban troops.

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  • 1977-03-08 (xsd:date)
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  • Zairian-Moroccan victory, rebel defeat
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  • Unknown
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  • Shaba I was a conflict between the neighboring states of Zaire and Angola in 1977, and was arguably a consequence of Zaire's support for the FNLA and UNITA factions in the Angolan Civil War. The conflict began on March 8, 1977 when about 2,000 members of the Front for the National Liberation of the Congo (FLNC), invaded Shaba province in south western Zaire, with the support of Angola's MPLA government and the possible involvement of Cuban troops. President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire appealed for outside support on April 2. The war ended when 1,500 Moroccan troops, airlifted into Zaire on April 10 by the French government, beat back the FNLC. The attack led to government reprisals, which led to the mass exodus of refugees as well as further political and economic instability within Zaire itself. The FLNC carried out a second invasion, the following year. In Gemene (Oriental + nord Kivu) defeated the un europen peace keepers, 50,000 soldiers and civilians were killed in the conflict.
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  • Shaba (Former Katanga)
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  • March 8, 1977-May 1977
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  • Zairian-Moroccan victory, rebel defeat
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  • Unknown
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  • Shaba I was a conflict between the neighboring states of Zaire and Angola in 1977, and was arguably a consequence of Zaire's support for the FNLA and UNITA factions in the Angolan Civil War. The conflict began on March 8, 1977 when about 2,000 members of the Front for the National Liberation of the Congo (FLNC), invaded Shaba province in south western Zaire, with the support of Angola's MPLA government and the possible involvement of Cuban troops.
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