Part of the Simba rebellion during the Congo Crisis
Date
c. 29 May – 15 June 1965[1] (2 weeks and 3 days)
Location
Northern Orientale Province
Result
Democratic Republic of the Congo victory
Belligerents
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Simba rebels
Commanders and leaders
Jacques Noel[2] Mike Hoare[2] Bob Denard[3]
Unknown
Units involved
Armée Nationale Congolaise (ANC)
5 Commando[1]
6 Commando[1]
Premier Choc[1]
Unknown
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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
Operation Violettes Imperiales (May–June 1965) was a military offensive conducted by the forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in northern Orientale Province against insurgents during the Simba rebellion. The operation succeeded in its aims, retaking the towns of Buta and Bondo as well as cutting rebel supply routes to the Central African Republic.
^ abcdRogers 1998, pp. 23–24.
^ abRogers 1998, p. 23.
^Rogers 1998, p. 24.
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