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Why was Congo characterised by uncertainty and instability?

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  1. 5 days after independence - army mutinied
  2. Katanga seceded from new republic (July 1960)
  3. Patrice tortured and murdered (January 1961)
  4. Rebellions in north and east under Mobutu - Zaire
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When did Belgium have little intention of granting independence?

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After the Second World War

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What was Belgium secretly planning?

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A period of transition which would be implemented over a period of 10 years

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When was Belgium caught offguard?

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Early in 1959

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How was Belgium caught of guard?

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Incidence of unrest broke out in various parts of the country

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Who was behind the outbreaks of violence?

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No single group or organisation

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What was the Congolese protesting against?

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Frustrations of being exploited

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How did the Belgians respond to the unrest?

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Holding free elections

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Why did the free elections end up a fast?

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Congolese boycotted them

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What did the uprisings in Congo lead to?

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Vowel can colonist to negotiate with the representatives of Congo

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11
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What type of conference took place?

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Round table conference in Brussels in January 1960

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When did the conference take place?

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January 1960

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Who was invited to the conference?

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Patrice Lumumba, Joseph Kasavubu, Moise Tshombe

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Why was the conference historic?

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It marked the first time in Congolese history that the Belgain authorities decided to consult the Congolese

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What decision was taken in Brussels?

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New elections were to be held in the independence would follow

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When was independence granted to Congo?

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30 June 1960 after three multi-party elections

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Who was the head of the largest party in the assembly?

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Patrice Lumumba

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What was the largest party in the assembly called?

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The national Congolese movement (MNC)

19
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What was the national Congolese movement?

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The countries prime minister in a coalition government

20
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Who was Lumumba’s rival?

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Joseph Kasavubu

21
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Who became the President of Congo?

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Joseph Kasavubu

22
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How did Belgium hand over independence?

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Without having done anything to prepare the Congolese for change

23
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What did Belgium did not allow for?

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A satisfactory resolution regarding differences of opinion regarding constitutional issues

24
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What was the difference between Lumumba and Kasavubu’s view of the government?

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Lumumba wanted a national government
Kasavubu wanted a federation based on ethnicity

25
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Who gave the opening address at the Independence Day celebrations?

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King Baduoin of Belgium

26
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What did the king praise at the Independence Day celebrations?

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King Leopold II of Belgium and highlighted the many sacrifices that the Belgians made for Congo

27
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Who responded to the Kings speech?

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Patrice Lumumba

28
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When was Congo colonised?

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Late 1800s by King Leopold the second of Belgium

29
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What did Congo become to King Leopold the second?

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His personal fiefdom

30
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How was conger use to gain access to Ivory and rubber rich interior?

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The long Congo river

31
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What made Congo desirable for colonisation?

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Access to Ivory in rubber rich interior

32
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After what conference was Congo made a colony?

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Berlin conference of 1884

33
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What was the brutal oppression experience by the Congolese people called?

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The Congo Horrors

34
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How did they maximise profit from the rubber plantations?

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Leopold trade agents in the colony sort a steady supply of cheap labour

35
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How did the agents for is young men to work?

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Holding their wives and children captive until each man “always met

36
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What happened to men who resisted frequently to the agents?

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Killed on the spot

37
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How were the main beaten if they did not listen to the agents?

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Cruel whips made from dried hippo hide made with sharp edges - chicotte

38
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How did people die between 1895 to 1908?

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Murder, miss treatment and starvation (8 to 10,000,000)

39
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What did European missionaries establish?

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Schools and clinics encouraging humanitarian development

40
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What was Congo cord under the control of Belgium?

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Belgian Congo

41
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What cause resentment for the indigenous people

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Belgian administrators were arrogant and condescending

42
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By 1959 what resources was Congo producing?

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10% copper
50% cobalt
70% diamonds

43
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What were the colonial powers interested in?

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Congo is valuable natural resources

44
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Why did the USA source uranium from Congo?

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Nuclear bombings of Japanese cities

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