Season 3: Episode 2: Katangan Independence and the Cold War
In this episode we look at the new Republic of the Congo 10 days
after independence. We see the Congolese reaction to the
years of repression under colonial rule and Belgium's military
response. Faced with these troubles President Kasavuba...
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In this episode we look at the new Republic of the Congo 10 days
after independence. We see the Congolese reaction to the
years of repression under colonial rule and Belgium's military
response. Faced with these troubles President Kasavuba and
Prime Minister Lumumba turn to the UN, the US and the USSR for
urgent help - unwittingly inviting the Cold War to their
lands. In the midst of this the provinces of Katanga and
South Kasai start to see a future outside of the new
Republic...
after independence. We see the Congolese reaction to the
years of repression under colonial rule and Belgium's military
response. Faced with these troubles President Kasavuba and
Prime Minister Lumumba turn to the UN, the US and the USSR for
urgent help - unwittingly inviting the Cold War to their
lands. In the midst of this the provinces of Katanga and
South Kasai start to see a future outside of the new
Republic...
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