Moise-Kapenda Tshombe Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Moise-Kapenda Tshombe, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Zaire.

5 records1960–19674 events0 places

Chronological biography

1960

President of Zaire1960

Government / Government of Zaire · President of Zaire

Appointed President of Katanga province & declares its independence

1963

Exile of Moise-Kapenda Tshombe1963

Government / Government of Zaire · President of Zaire

Defeated by the United Nations troops & flees to Spain

Exile of Moise-Kapenda Tshombe1963

Warfare / United Nations · President of Zaire

Defeated by the United Nations troops & flees to Spain

1967

Trial13 March 1967

Government / Government of Zaire · Prime Minister of Zaire

Sentenced to death by a military court which convicts him in absentia

Arrest of Moise-Kapenda Tshombe30 June 1967

Government / Government of Zaire · Prime Minister of Zaire

Tshombes plane is hijacked over the Mediterranean & flown to Algeria

Titles and roles

President of Zaire · Prime Minister of Zaire

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.