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Congo Leopoldville (1960 - 1966)

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The Republic of the Congo was a sovereign state in Central Africa, created with the independence of the Belgian Congo in 1960. From 1960 to 1966, the country was also known as Congo-Léopoldville to distinguish it from its northwestern neighbor, also called the Republic of the Congo, likewise known as Congo-Brazzaville.
  1. Les espoirs des Congolais (1960)
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    Les espoirs des Congolais (1960)

    Quelques mois avant l’indépendance de leur pays, trois Congolais résidant en Belgique livrent un témoignage révélateur du désir et de la volonté de tout un peuple: donner à ses enfants une formation professionnelle et intellectuelle pour qu'ils traitent, sur pied d’égalité, avec les Européens. A travers leurs propos, le séminaire se dessine comme un point de passage obligé, dans l'itinéraire scolaire, pour accéder aux études supérieures. Interviews du Mawani de la tribu des Bayeke dans le territoire de Jadotville, d’un journaliste et d’un universitaire. Suivre sur Twitter: https://twitter.com/BasedCongo #CongoBelge #ndépendance #bruxelles
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  2. American Jazz Legend "Louis Armstrong" swings in the Congo
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    American Jazz Legend "Louis Armstrong" swings in the Congo

    October 1960, American Jazz legend "Louis Armstrong", then US State Department's goodwill ambassador, makes a grand tour of Africa, sponsored by Pepsi-Cola International, to promote the opening of five new bottling plants in West Africa. In Leopoldville, now Kinshasa of the then newly independent Republic of Congo, Louis was met by drummers and dancers and carried on a throne. The band later also appeared in Elisabethville at the time the independent state of Katanga of President Moïse Tshombe. Upon his arrival, somewhat miraculously, the war stopped and the warring parties declared a one-day ceasefire, with large crowds welcoming Armstrong as he passed through the city. Reports estimated that Armstrong played for over 175,000 people in the Congo. Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BasedCongo #Shorts #LouisArmstrong #Congo
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  3. Le début des évacuations - Documentaire sur la crise du Congo
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    Le début des évacuations - Documentaire sur la crise du Congo

    En 1960, René Buchet, cinéaste amateur, filme de son balcon à Léopoldville, les événements qui se produisirent aux lendemains de l'indépendance, dans le quartier de la toute nouvelle ambassade de Belgique. Les soldats mutins arrivent en ville et les familles commencent à évacuer. Suivre sur: https://twitter.com/BasedCongo #Leopoldville #indépendance #CongoBelge
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  4. Mobutu organizes spectacles to commemorate the Belgian victory over the Arab slavers in 1894
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    Mobutu organizes spectacles to commemorate the Belgian victory over the Arab slavers in 1894

    October 1964, General Joseph-Désiré Mobutu organizes spectacles in the Baudouin stadium in Leopoldville to commemorate the Belgo-Congolese victory over the Arab slavers in 1894 after President Nasser of Egypt criticizes then president Moïse #Tshombe for hiring white South African mercenaries to help recapture Stanleyville (current Kisangani) from USSR backed Simba rebels. Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BasedCongo #CongoFreeState #Belgium #ArabWars
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