Tool of Cold War Flashcards
Who did remember turn for assistance?
The soviet union
What did the Soviet union provide Convo?
Food military equipment and military advisers
What was Lumumba’s main aim?
Defeating his rivals - Tshombe, Kasavubu
What resulted in the Congo crisis becoming an extension of the Cold War conflict?
Acceptance of serviette assistance
What did the US find Lumumba?
Threatening and they wanted a leader who are not challenge their interests in the Congo
Who interested the US?
Joseph Mobutu
When was Mobutu the temporary head of state?
1960
Which president was angered by Lumumba?
President Dwight Eisenhower
What did Eisenhower approve of the central intelligence agency?
Assassinate him using poison place in his food or toothpaste
Why was the assassination plan important?
CIA’s inability to get close enough to the member
Why did the Belgian army continue their presents when the Europeans flared?
To watch over their evacuation
What happened to Katanga during this time?
Declared its independence
What state was declared an autonomous state?
Kasai within the Republic of Congo
Who was the leader of Kasai?
Albert Kalonji
Who did kasai receive support from?
Belgian mining company who wanted to operate in the area
Why did send Lumumba Congolese army to Katanga and south kasai?
To prevent their secession
What is the Congolese forces that intervened do you?
Massacred civilians
What did Lumumba also ask the UN to do?
Keep the Congo as a single unified country
What was the United Nations under the leadership of?
Secretary general Da Hammarskjöld
What was the united nations not prepared to do you?
To use force to keep the Congo unified
Lumumba wanted a path of “positive neutralism”. What does this mean?
No ideology important from the waist in blOC or the eastern bloc
What with the UN not supply?
Military support
Then who did Lumumba ask for help?
The USSR
What did the Soviet send?
Trucks, planes and military advises
What did the Soviet help the Congolese government do you?
In its efforts to bring south kasai back into its control
Why was the member Dennis missed as a prime minister?
Kasavubu was angry that you asked for Soviet intervention
Why was the USA and Belgium upset at the Soviet intervention?
Did not one Congo part of Soviet sphere of influence
Why did the USA in thousand give the Congo money?
Allowed my Bluetooth to pay his soldiers privately and give him a lot of power
Who was Mobutu?
Anti-Communist chief of staff of the Congolese army
What did Mobutu do in arrest?
Arrested Lumumba and told Soviets to leave Congo
Where did Lumumba flee to?
Stanleyville
Who tried to establish a separate government with Soviet support?
Antoine Gizenga
When was Lumumba captured?
December 1960b
Who was Lumumba captured by?
Mobutu’s forces
How did the Soviet union try to help the member?
Called for you in intervention – UN refused
Where was Lumumba sent?
Katanga
When was Lumumba assassinated?
17 January 1961
How many people supported Gizenga?
21 countries
Who replaced Dag HammarSkjold?
U Thant
What did the UN become more actively involved in?
Stopping secessionist attacks on UN peacekeepers
How did this involvement help Congo?
Mobutu to unify Congo
When did the Simba Rebellion break out?
1964
What did the Simba Rebellion suppress?
Using Western aid and hired mercenaries
Who overthrew who in 1965?
Mobutu overthrew Kasavubu
How did Mobutu overthrow?
Bloodless coup
How did Mobutu control Congo?
Aid of Western powers
What did Mobutu rename Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
What party was only allowed during the DRC?
Mouvement Populaire de la Revolution (MPR)
How long did Mobutu rule for?
32 years
How did the government try encourage industry?
Import duties on factory equipment low
Why did the USA continue to support Mobutu?
He was anti-Communist
How much financial aid did Mobutu receive?
Half of all the Eden Centre Africa
What how to Congo is finances?
In 1966 Congo nationalise the huge Belgian mining company
What was the Belgian mining company called?
Union Mindere du Haut Katanga (UMHK)
What was the Belgian mining companies new name?
La Generale des Carrieres et des Mines (GECAMINES)
What did the government do in terms of finance in 1967?
Implement new currency - zaire
What did zaire replace?
Congolese franc
What was Zaire based on?
Congo river
How many US dollars was received in 1967?
27 million - loan from IMD
