Congolese independence movement
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The Congolese independence movement was a mid-20th-century nationalist struggle that sought to end Belgian colonial rule and establish an independent Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Congolese independence movement canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | independence movement ⓘ |
| country | Belgian Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1960 ⓘ |
| goal |
creation of a sovereign Congolese state
ⓘ
end of Belgian colonial rule ⓘ independence of the Congo ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ABAKO youth wing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alliance des Bakongo NERFINISHED ⓘ Mouvement National Congolais NERFINISHED ⓘ Parti Solidaire Africain NERFINISHED ⓘ student and intellectual activism ⓘ trade union activism in the Congo ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African nationalism
ⓘ
Pan-Africanism NERFINISHED ⓘ decolonization after World War II ⓘ rise of educated African elite in the Congo ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
ⓘ
Kikongo NERFINISHED ⓘ Lingala ⓘ Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ Tshiluba ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belgian Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Belgian colonial administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belgian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Belgian colonial rule ⓘ |
| participant |
Antoine Gizenga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Congolese évolués NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyrille Adoula NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaston Diomi NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Kasa-Vubu NERFINISHED ⓘ Moïse Tshombe NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrice Lumumba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
end of Belgian colonial administration in the Congo
ⓘ
independence of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| significantDate | 30 June 1960 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Congo Crisis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Léopoldville riots of January 1959 NERFINISHED ⓘ Round Table Conference (Brussels, 1960) NERFINISHED ⓘ proclamation of Congolese independence on 30 June 1960 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940s ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
mass demonstrations
ⓘ
negotiations with Belgian authorities ⓘ petitions and political lobbying ⓘ political party organization ⓘ strikes ⓘ |
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