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Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1978

Name: Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1978 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1978, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

3Records

3Events

2Named people

1Places

2Categories

Historical records

May

13 May 1978Response to Second Shaba InvasionJoseph-Desire Mobutu Mobutu Sese Seko

Kinshasa · Government / Government of the Congo

Mobutu again seeks foreign intervention after rebels seize Kolwezi.

May 1978Requests Intervention at KolweziJoseph-Desire Mobutu

Kinshasa · Warfare / Civil War

Requests foreign military assistance after FNLC forces seize Kolwezi during the Second Shaba War.

Other Events

1978Military Purge after Shaba CrisisJoseph-Desire Mobutu

Kinshasa · Government / Government of the Congo

Removes and prosecutes officers accused of disloyalty after the second Shaba invasion.

Names involved

Joseph-Desire MobutuJoseph-Desire Mobutu Mobutu Sese Seko

Places involved

Kinshasa

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.