Background info on Congo Crisis..shaqirah

The people involved in this crisis from 1960-1964 are:

–Tshombe, president of secessionist Katanga province.

-Kasavubu, president of newly independent central government of Congo.
-Lumumba, premier of the above (and enemy of Kasavubu).
-The Belgian government and Belgian mercenaries.

-The United Nations (pushed by the US).

-USSR to assist Congo through arms and military resourses.

Congo was a colony of Belgian until June 30,1960 where it declared Congo an independent state but only allow 5 month for Congo to prepare itself for independence eventhough Belgian knows that Congo was not capable of it.The independent Congo Republic was declared on June 30th, 1960. Its Prime Minister was Patrice Lumumba and its president was Joseph Kasavubu.

Immediately on 1st wk of July,the army rebelled and throw away,mutinied against the white officers which previously led the congolese army and thus more attacks launched against the Americans living there.This caused the Belgian govt to react fast and send paratroopers over:this was an illegal act as Congo was an independent state thus the Belgian was so called invading into Congo’s premises.

Such problems were made worse when the mineral-rich area of Katanga in southern Congo was declared independent by Moise Tshombe who lead the people in Katanga.