4 January 1959Banned ABAKO RallyJoseph Kasa-Vubu
Authorities ban an ABAKO meeting, contributing to riots and accelerating Belgian decolonisation plans.
Historical records for Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1959, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Authorities ban an ABAKO meeting, contributing to riots and accelerating Belgian decolonisation plans.
Uses the political crisis after the Leopoldville riots to press Belgium for rapid Congolese independence.
Belgian authorities release Kasa-Vubu after detaining him following the January disturbances.
Belgian authorities arrest Lumumba after disturbances in Stanleyville and later sentence him to imprisonment.
Expands the MNC campaign for national unity and immediate independence from Belgian rule.
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