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Democratic Republic of the Congo (view source)
Revision as of 10:14, April 29, 2007
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[[Image:drocongomap.gif|thumb|right|250px| A map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.]]
[[Image:drocongoflag.gif|thumb|right|250px| The Congolese flag.]]
[[Belgium]] held the '''Congo''' as an [[Africa]]n colony for mining [[copper]] and producing [[rubber]]. When Belgium granted Congo its independence in 1960 and [[Patrice Lumumba]] was sworn in its its first prime minister, the young nation was unprepared. Moise Tshombe, a leader of southeast region that had the copper mines, announced its separate independence. Tshombe was backed by Belgians interested in the copper, while Lumumba was supported by the communist [[Soviet Union]]. Joseph Mobutu, with sympathy by the West, then overthrew Lumumba, who was then murdered. Tshombe ruled for a short period until he, too, was overthrown by Mobutu.
[[Belgium]] held the '''Congo''' as an [[Africa]]n colony for mining [[copper]] and producing [[rubber]]. When Belgium granted Congo its independence in 1960 and [[Patrice Lumumba]] was sworn in its its first prime minister, the young nation was unprepared. Moise Tshombe, a leader of southeast region that had the copper mines, announced its separate independence. Tshombe was backed by Belgians interested in the copper, while Lumumba was supported by the communist [[Soviet Union]]. Joseph Mobutu, with sympathy by the West, then overthrew Lumumba, who was then murdered. Tshombe ruled for a short period until he, too, was overthrown by Mobutu.