The Congo Crisis (1965)

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The Congo Crisis was a period of political upheaval and conflict in the Republic of the Congo between 1960 and 1965. The crisis began almost immediately after the Congo was given independence by Belgium and ended, unofficially, with the entire country under the rule of Mobutu Sese Seko.

00:00 King Baudouin personally greets returning soldiers
00:33 Belgian paratroopers receive a warm welcome in Brussels
00:40 Katanga's Resistance to UN troops

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