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République du Congo | ||||
| Rival national government of Congo (Stanleyville) | ||||
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| Motto Justice - Paix - Travail | ||||
| Anthem Debout Congolais Arise, Congolese | ||||
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| Region | Congo | |||
| Capital | Léopoldville | |||
| Government | Republic | |||
| Head of state | ||||
| - 1960-1965 | Joseph Kasa-Vubu | |||
| Chairman of the Board of Commissioners-general | ||||
| - 1960 | Albert Ndele | |||
| - 1960-1961 | Justin Marie Bomboko | |||
| Prime Minister | ||||
| - 1960 | Patrice Lumumba | |||
| - 1960 | Joseph Iléo | |||
| - 1960-1961 | Suspended | |||
| - 1961 | Joseph Iléo | |||
| - 1961-1964 | Cyrille Adoula | |||
| - 1964-1965 | Moïse Tshombé | |||
| Legislature | Parliament | |||
| History | ||||
| - July 1, 1960 | Established | |||
| - September 14, 1960 | Coup d'état | |||
| - December 30, 1961 | Kasai defeated | |||
| - January 14, 1962 | Stanleyville defeated | |||
| - January 15, 1963 | Katanga defeated | |||
| - August 1, 1964 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||
| Area | 2,345,410 km² | |||
| Currency | Congolese franc | |||
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The Republic of the Congo (1960-1964) was the independent state established to succeede Belgian Congo. Immediately after independence the Congo Crisis (₩) developed and the new state had to contend with secessionist regions, a military coup d'ètat, foreign involvement in its internal affairs by the opposing factions of the Cold War (₩), an intervention from the United Nations, a constitutional crisis and a rival national government for the Republic of the Congo operating from Stanleyville, in the interior of the country.
Head of state
- Joseph Kasa-Vubu (₩) (July 1, 1960 - November 25, 1965)
Chairman of the Board of Commissioners-general
- Albert Ndele (₩) (September 20, 1960 - October 3, 1960)
- Justin Marie Bomboko (₩) (October 3, 1960 - February 9, 1961)
Prime Minister
- Patrice Lumumba (₩) (June 24, 1960 - September 5, 1960)
- Joseph Iléo (₩) (September 5, 1960 - September 20, 1960)
- Suspended (₩) (September 20, 1960 - February 9, 1961)
- Joseph Iléo (₩) (February 9, 1961 - August 2, 1961)
- Cyrille Adoula (₩) (August 2, 1961 - June 30, 1964)
- Moïse Tshombé (₩) (June 30, 1964 - October 13, 1965)
Nation
Congo (Congo Crisis)
Congo Crisis
- Republic of the Congo: Stanleyville Government (1960-1961)
- State of Katanga (1960-1963)
- Autonomous State of South Kasai (1960-1961)
- People's Republic of the Congo: Stanleyville Government (1964-1965)
Congolese Polities
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (From 1997)
- Republic of Zaire (1971-1997)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (1964-1971)
- People's Republic of the Congo: Stanleyville Government (1964-1965)
- Republic of the Congo: Stanleyville Government (1960-1961)
- Autonomous State of South Kasai (1960-1961)
- State of Katanga (1960-1963)
- Belgium: Belgian Congo (1908-1960)
- Independent State of the Congo (1885-1908)
- International Association of the Congo (1879-1885)
- International African Association
- Republic of the Congo (From 1960)
- Republic of Congo
- French Congo
- Province of Cabinda
References
- Zaire: a country study (Library of Congress)
- World Statesmen.org
- Wikipedia