Historical place archive

Eastern Congo in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Eastern Congo in Argentina. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1965–1965

Historical events in Eastern Congo

1965

1965
Guerrilla Training Mission in Congo
Ernesto "Che" Guevara · Military

Attempts to train Simba fighters in guerrilla warfare and revolutionary organization during the Cuban expedition.

24 April 1965
Cuban Expedition Arrives in Congo
Ernesto "Che" Guevara · Military

Arrives with Cuban revolutionaries to support insurgents fighting the Congolese government in the east.

Provenance

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