Approximate extent of the Simba (red) and Kwilu rebellions (yellow)
Date
August 1963 – early 1965
Location
Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Result
Rebellion suppressed
Belligerents
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Supported by:
ONUC (1964)
Belgium
United States
Kwilu rebels
Supported by:
China
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Kasa-Vubu Moïse Tshombe
Pierre Mulele
Casualties and losses
Large civilian casualties, including 200 foreigners and at minimum 60,000–70,000 Congolese[1]
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Congo Crisis
Force Publique mutinies
Secession crisis
Katanga
South Kasai
Invasion
Congo-Stanleyville
UN intervention
Rum Punch
Niemba ambush
Battle of Kabalo
Jadotville
UNOKAT
Camp Massart
Grandslam
Kindu atrocity
Port Francqui incident
Kanyarwanda War
Kwilu rebellion
Simba rebellion
Dragon Rouge
Dragon Noir
White Giant
Violettes Imperiales
South
Other major events
Dissolution of the Lumumba Government
Torture and killing of Lumumba
Death of Dag Hammarskjöld
The Kwilu rebellion (1963–1965) was a civil uprising which took place in the West of what is the modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo. The rebellion took place in the wider context of the Cold War and the Congo Crisis. Led by Pierre Mulele, a follower of ousted Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba, a faction of rebel Maoists staged a revolt against the government in the Kwilu District. Based around the struggle for independence, the rebellion was encouraged by economic, social, and cultural grievances.[2] Supported by communist China, rebels used mainly guerrilla warfare against government forces. The rebellion was concurrent with the Simba rebellion occurring in other areas of the Congo during this time. While the rebellion was suppressed in the early months of 1965, it had lasting political impacts, leading to the dissolution of Kwilu as an official province.
The Kwilurebellion (1963–1965) was a civil uprising which took place in the West of what is the modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo. The rebellion...
subsequently killed in January 1961 in Katanga. The rebellion was contemporaneous with the Kwilurebellion led by fellow Lumumbist Pierre Mulele in central...
the Simba rebellion, Mulele, who had previously undergone training in the Eastern Bloc as well as China, led a Maoist faction in the Kwilu Province. This...
Walungu Territory is a territory located within the South Kivu Province in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Situated approximately...
central government due to a rebellion in southwestern Congo. A rebel administration under Pierre Mulele ran most of Kwilu province from January 1964....
central and eastern Congo. The KwiluRebellion broke out on 16 January 1964 in the cities of Idiofa and Gungu in Kwilu Province. Further disruption and...
a more violent form of resistance. Maoist Pierre Mulele began the KwiluRebellion, soon after Christopher Gbenye and Gaston Soumialot led the APL (Armée...
the rise of dictator Mobutu Sese Seko Kwilurebellion (1963–1965) Kanyarwanda War (1963-1966) Simba rebellion (1964) Katanga insurgency (1963–present)...
of the KwiluRebellion. Comparative Studies in Society and History, 21(3), 459–479. Retrieved from The Economic Origins of the KwiluRebellion Villafana...
rulers from this small polity built up its rule along the Kwilu Valley, or what was called Nsi a Kwilu and its elite are buried near its center. Traditions...
elimination of Lumumba saw the PSA go into opposition and the rebellion that broke out in Kwilu during the Congo Crisis was the work of a wing of the PSA...
administrative organization that was called into question, as was the case in Kwilu, it was rather the incumbents at the time. The organization of the Kabila...
that the rebellion was calming down. Node: Mukuku (5201924350). Mukuku, Kwilu ... mindat. Thomas 2012, p. 306. Thomas 2012, p. 307. "Mukuku, Kwilu, Democratic...
the House of Kwilu (Portuguese: Coulo). This kanda or lineage was named for the birthplace of Álvaro, north of the capital city. The Kwilu reigned until...
government. By December a CNL-instigated revolt had emerged in Kwilu Province. The larger Simba rebellion of 1964 saw much of the eastern Congo overrun by leftist...
time, migrants belonging to ethnic groups of neighboring provinces like Kwilu and Kwango began to drift into traditional Teke territories, seeking land...
of the force. However, that year two leftist rebellions overtook the Congolese government; one in the Kwilu region and another in the east, waged by the...
there are two significant tributaries, both on the left or south side. The Kwilu River originates in the hills near the Angolan border and enters the Congo...
December—23 January (30 days): Registration in Kongo Central, Kinshasa, Kwango, Kwilu, Mai-Ndombe, Equateur, Mongala, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi and Tshuapa provinces...
460–14,922 – South African Border War (1966–1990) 14,077–22,077 – Mau Mau rebellion (1952–1960) 13,929+ – Republic of the Congo Civil War (1997–1999) 13,812+...
the Congo whatsoever, and the Force Publique put down any attempts at rebellion. The Belgian Congo was directly involved in the two world wars. During...
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