Stanleyville mutinies
Stanleyville mutinies | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Armée Nationale Congolaise (ANC) mutineers | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Mobutu Sese Seko Léonard Mulamba |
no centralized leadership (first mutiny) Jean Schramme (second mutiny) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
32,000 troops |
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The Kisangani mutinies, also known as the Stanleyville mutinies or Mercenaries' mutinies, occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1966 and 1967.
First mutiny
Amid rumours that the ousted Prime Minister
Second mutiny
Exactly a year after the failure of the first mutiny, another broke out, again in Kisangani, apparently triggered by the news that Tshombe's airplane had been hijacked over the Mediterranean and forced to land in
On 4 November 1967, the ANC launched an all-out assault on the mercenaries' positions in Bukavu.[1] After a day of fighting, Schramme, his mercenaries and the Katangans retreated towards the bridge crossing into Rwanda. The next morning the rearguard crossed the bridge. Schramme and his followers were disarmed and interned by the Rwandan authorities.[citation needed]
Aftermath
In November 1967 President
In popular culture
The Kisangani Mutinies are referenced in the hit single "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" by singer-songwriter Warren Zevon and former Congo mercenary David Lindell. It is also featured in the 1995 film Outbreak. Both the 1966 and 1967 mutinies are featured in the 2011 film Mister Bob.
See also
- List of conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Joseph-Damien Tshatshi, killed during the 1966 mutiny
- Siege of Jadotville
References
- ISBN 0-552-12558-X
- ^ Nyrop 1969, p. 90.
Works cited
- Nyrop, Richard F.; et al. (1969). Area Handbook for Rwanda. U.S. Government Printing Office.
Further reading
- Thomas, Gerry S. (September 1986). "Waterborne Mercs. Sailing with the Infamous". Soldier of Fortune. 11 (9). Soldier of Fortune: 60–61, 82–86.