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- 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. (en)
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- Congolese troops in early July 1960 (en)
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- Discontent about repression, racial segregation, and slow progress of reforms in the Force Publique (en)
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- Léopoldville and Thysville, later other places in the Lower Congo (en)
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- Replacement of European officers in the Force Publique; reorganisation of the army (en)
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- Belgian military intervention to protect citizens.
Nomination of black officers. (en)
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- Mutinous Congolese soldiers
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Belgian metropolitan troops
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Congolese government and loyal armed forces (en)
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- "I regret, in the name of the government of our Republic, the inadmissible actions that some soldiers have perpetrated against Europeans living in this Province. Our Minister of Justice, Mr. Mwamba, has today given formal instructions to the King's Prosecutor for legal inquests to be opened immediately regarding all guilty elements." (en)
- "The head of state and all members of the government solemnly appeal to the whole population, to all soldiers and police, to reestablish order and return to work. The needful arrangements are being made to secure the safety and protection of people and property." (en)
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- 0001-07-08 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- 0001-07-11 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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- Mutiny, riots, protests (en)
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- 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. (en)
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- 1960 Force Publique mutinies (en)
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