President of Zaire
Appointed President of Katanga province & declares its independence
Role range: 1960-1963
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Moise-Kapenda Tshombe Biography and Timeline
Follow Moise-Kapenda Tshombe through 5 dated historical records for Zaire.
Moise-Kapenda Tshombe, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
5Distinct records
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1960–1967Years on this page
1960
1963
Exile of Moise-Kapenda Tshombe
Defeated by the United Nations troops & flees to Spain
Role range: 1960-1963
Exile of Moise-Kapenda Tshombe
Defeated by the United Nations troops & flees to Spain
Role range: 1960-1963
1967
Trial
Sentenced to death by a military court which convicts him in absentia
Role range: 1964-1965
Arrest of Moise-Kapenda Tshombe
Tshombes plane is hijacked over the Mediterranean & flown to Algeria
Role range: 1964-1965
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.