the democratic republic of the congo gained independence on 5 july 1960.
the democratic republic of the congo gained independence on 5 july 1960.
when did the democratic republic of the congo gain independence?
5 july 1960
the independent republic of the congo was declared on 30 june 1960, with joseph kasa-vubu as president and patrice lumumba as prime minister. the democratic republic of the congo was originally a belgian colony that was established in 1908. it shared a name with the neighboring republic of the congo to the west, a french colony that also gained independence in 1960; the two were differentiated by also stating the name of the relevant capital city—congo (léopoldville) versus congo (brazzaville). from the beginning of the congo's independence, the cia was running operations in the country to "...stabilize the government and minimize communist influence in a strategically vital, resource-rich location in central africa." according to a report regarding the cia's activities in the congo from 1960 to 1968, the cia "comprised activities dealing with regime change, political action, propaganda, air and marine operations, and arms interdiction, as well as support to a spectacular hostage rescue mission." during the heights of the cold war in 1960s, congo was perceived as geopolitically strategic. this was due to its size, which is quarter of the size of united states, and natural resource endowments. in short, congo was "the cold war prize of the first order". the chief of cia africa division in june 1960 said that "if congo deteriorates and western influence fades rapidly, the bloc will have a feast and will not need to work very hard for it".
cia activities in the democratic republic of the congo
bullet::::- kasai - angola, democratic republic of the congo, republic of the congo









































bullet::::- kwango - angola, democratic republic of the congo









































bullet::::- sankuru - democratic republic of the congo









































bullet::::- lualaba - democratic republic of the congo









































bullet::::- lomami - democratic republic of the congo









































bullet::::- ubangi - democratic republic of congo, republic of congo, central african republic









































bullet::::- lulonga - democratic republic of the congo









































bullet::::- lopori - democratic republic of the congo









































bullet::::- maringa - democratic republic of the congo









































bullet::::- tshuapa - democratic republic of the congo









































bullet::::- uele - democratic republic of the congo
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