| 17 Yanüari 1961 |
Kongo-Brazzaville
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World War II
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Patrice Lumumba is assassinated amid the Congo Crisis
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| 11 Yüli 1960 |
Kongo-Brazzaville
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World War II
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Katanga declares secession with Belgian backing
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| 5 Yüli 1960 |
Kongo-Brazzaville
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World War II
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Force Publique mutiny exposes the limits of Congo’s rushed transfer
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| 30 Yüni 1960 |
Bélgika,
Kongo-Brazzaville
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World War II
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Congo becomes independent and Lumumba challenges colonial paternalism
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| 30 Yüni 1960 |
Kongo-Brazzaville
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Soviet Union history
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Republic of the Congo declares independence from Belgium
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