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Tshombe

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Tshombe [ˈtʃɒmbɪ]
n
(Biographies / Tshombe, Moise (1919-1969) M, Congolese, POLITICS: statesman) Moise (məʊˈiːz). 1919-69, Congolese statesman. He led the secession of Katanga (1960) from the newly independent Congo; forced into exile (1963) but returned (1964-65) as premier of the Congo; died in exile


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He made no mention of a real Black African leader, the admirable Moise Tshombe of Katanga.
In the Congo crisis in the early 1960s Irish-born "Mad" Mike Hoare and Frenchman Bob Denard were hired at different times by the government of Moïse Tshombe and rebel groups.
Mercenaries" would also describe the 83 men recruited by Mike Hoare in February 1961 as part of a small force of 200 men that augmented a Belgian army of 15,000 fighting for Moise Tshombe in the struggle for the independence of Katanga.
 
 
 
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