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Congo-Léopoldville. The Congo Crisis (French: Crise congolaise) was a period of political upheaval and conflict between 1960 and 1965 in the Republic of the Congo (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo). [ c ] The crisis began almost immediately after the Congo became independent from Belgium and ended, unofficially, with the entire ...
Dark of the Sun (also known as The Mercenaries in the UK) is a 1968 British adventure war film starring Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Jim Brown, and Peter Carsten. The film, which was directed by Jack Cardiff, is based on Wilbur Smith 's 1965 novel, The Dark of the Sun. The story about a band of mercenaries sent on a dangerous mission during the ...
List of films shown at the New York Film Festival; List of films shown at the Sundance Film Festival; List of films spoofed by Mad; List of films with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes; List of films with a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes; National Film Registry; Sight & Sound. The Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time 2012; Time ' s All-Time ...
The Belgian Congo (French: Congo belge, pronounced [kɔ̃ɡo bɛlʒ]; Dutch: Belgisch-Congo[a]) was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960 and became the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville). The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 1964.
The Léopoldville riots were an outbreak of civil disorder in Léopoldville (modern-day Kinshasa) in the Belgian Congo which took place in January 1959 and which were an important moment for the Congolese independence movement. The rioting occurred when members of the Alliance des Bakongo (ABAKO) political party were not allowed to assemble for ...
Patrice Émery Lumumba [e] (/ l ʊ ˈ m ʊ m b ə / ⓘ; [3] 2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961), born Isaïe Tasumbu Tawosa, [4] was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as the Republic of the Congo) from June until September 1960, following the May 1960 election.
The Best of Everything is a 1959 American drama film directed by Jean Negulesco from a screenplay by Edith Sommer and Mann Rubin, based on the 1958 novel of the same name by Rona Jaffe. [2] It stars Hope Lange , Stephen Boyd , Suzy Parker , Martha Hyer , Diane Baker , Brian Aherne , Robert Evans , Louis Jourdan , and Joan Crawford .
Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda. Short documentary. Downstream to Kinshasa (En route pour le milliard) 2020. Dieudo Hamadi. Documentary. The Draughtsmen Clash. 1996. Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda.