May 1966Arrest for Alleged Coup PlotEvariste Kimba
Is arrested with three former ministers and accused of plotting to overthrow Mobutu.
Historical records for Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1966, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Is arrested with three former ministers and accused of plotting to overthrow Mobutu.
Is publicly executed with three former ministers after conviction for an alleged coup conspiracy.
The government asserts state ownership over land and mineral rights under the Bakajika Law.
Mobutu renames Leopoldville as Kinshasa during a wider programme of Africanisation.
Mobutu abolishes the prime ministership and concentrates executive authority in the presidency.
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