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This is a history of Katanga Province and the former independent State of Katanga, as well as the history of the region prior to colonization.

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History of Katanga

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This is a history of Katanga Province and the former independent State of Katanga, as well as the history of the region prior to colonization. Prior to...

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State of Katanga

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The State of Katanga (French: État du Katanga; Swahili: Inchi Ya Katanga), also known as the Republic of Katanga, was a breakaway state that proclaimed...

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Katanga Province

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Katanga was one of the four large provinces created in the Belgian Congo in 1914. It was one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the...

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Katanga insurgency

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Katanga insurgency is an ongoing rebellion by a number of rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of which aim for the creation of...

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Katanga

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Look up Katanga in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Katanga may refer to: Katanga Province, a former province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

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Congo Crisis

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white civilians. Belgium sent troops to protect fleeing white citizens. Katanga and South Kasai seceded with Belgian support. Amid continuing unrest and...

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Msiri

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Kingdom (also called the Garanganze or Garenganze kingdom) in south-east Katanga (now in DR Congo) from about 1856 to 1891. His name is sometimes spelled...

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CONAKAT

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The Confederation of Tribal Associations of Katanga (French: Confédération des associations tribales du Katanga, or CONAKAT) was one of the main political...

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Stairs Expedition to Katanga

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The Stairs Expedition to Katanga (1891−92), led by Captain William Stairs, was the winner in a race between two imperial powers, the British South Africa...

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Congolese National Liberation Front

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military of the secessionist State of Katanga during the Congo Crisis. After the defeat of the Katanga Secession, many of the black Katanga troops were...

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Kingdom of Lunda

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Angola, and north-western Zambia. Its central state was in Katanga. Initially, the core of what would become the Lunda confederation was a commune called...

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Constitution of Katanga

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The Constitution of the State of Katanga was the constitution of the State of Katanga, an unrecognised secessionist state which proclaimed its independence...

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Katanga Mining

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Katanga Mining Ltd was a mining company operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with its headquarters in Canada. Katanga Mining operated a major...

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Kivu conflict

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worst altercation involving peacekeepers in recent history, as a "war crime". The assault, in terms of fatalities, was the most severe suffered by peacekeepers...

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Copperbelt

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Lubumbashi, Kolwezi, and Likasi). It arises because of the Katanga Supergroup, a Neoproterozoic sequence of geological formations. In some contexts the term...

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Yeke Kingdom

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Kingdom (also called the Garanganze or Garenganze kingdom) of the Garanganze people in Katanga, DR Congo, was short-lived, existing from about 1856 to 1891...

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Siege of Jadotville

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Katangese forces loyal to the secessionist State of Katanga. The siege took place during the seven-day escalation of hostilities between ONUC and Katangese forces...

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Kindu atrocity

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situation even more serious by favoring the secession of two regions, South Kasai and Katanga. Katanga was the richest province in the country with important...

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Niemba ambush

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service of the State of Katanga, with whom they had recently been in conflict, the Baluba being opposed to Katangese secession. The Irish were part of a UN...

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Lubumbashi

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Republic of the Congo, located in the country's southeasternmost part, along the border with Zambia. The capital and principal city of the Haut-Katanga Province...

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Ciments du Katanga

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960530°E / -9.942877; 25.960530 Ciments du Katanga (CMKT or Cimenkat) is a company in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that makes cement and related...

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Compagnie du Katanga

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The Compagnie du Katanga was a concession company of the Congo Free State that engaged in mining in the Katanga Province. The company was founded by Leopold...

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Katangese Gendarmerie

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of the unrecognized State of Katanga in Central Africa from 1960 to 1963. The forces were formed upon the secession of Katanga from the Republic of the...

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Katanga Cross

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A Katanga Cross (French: croisette du Katanga), also called a handa, is a cast copper ingot in the shape of an equal-armed cross which was once used as...

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