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Relations between the Congo Free State and the United States began after recognition between the two states in 1885 when the Congo Free State was established. After Belgium under Leopold II annexed the Congo Free State in 1908, later becoming Belgian Congo, relations ceased between the two nations.
It was formerly known as the National Union of Workers of Zaire (Union Nationale des Travailleurs du Zaïre, UNTZa)). Founded in 1967, the UNTZa was the sole trade union centre in Zaire . By 1990 the union expelled its general secretary, Komdo Ntonga Booke , a member of the party central committee, and broke away from its close ties with the ...
The first president of Congo, Fulbert Youlou wanted a single trade union confederation that was aligned with his political party. When Youlou declined the trade union confederations' suggestion of a Trade Union Merger Committee as an interim solution, the trade unions organized a 3-day general strike in August 1963, leading to the downfall of ...
King Leopold II, whose rule of the Congo Free State was marked by severe atrocities, violence and major population decline.. Even before his accession to the throne of Belgium in 1865, the future king Leopold II began lobbying leading Belgian politicians to create a colonial empire in the Far East or in Africa, which would expand and enhance Belgian prestige. [2]
Indigenous Peoples’ Day — a holiday that came about as an alternative to Columbus Day — is a chance to reflect on how the US has treated Indigenous people and fight for a better future.
International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day in some countries [1] and often referred to as May Day, [2] [3] is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement and occurs every year on 1 May, [4] [5] or the first Monday in May.
Martyrs Day: Beginning of independence movement, 1959. [2] January 16 Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassination 2001 January 17 Patrice Lumumba Assassination 1961 April 6 Kimbangu's Day [3] 2023 May 1 Labour Day: May 17 Liberation Day: Zaire renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1997 [4] June 30 Independence Day: From Belgium, 1960 [5] August 1 ...
Matias, whose Indigenous Nations are Taino and Kichwa, said a more suitable day to honor Native people would be the "summer solstice, which is a powerful day for Indigenous people all over the world.