People
Who was Patrice Lumamba
First Prime Minister of the Congo
Give one reason that the USSR felt the Congo would not become Communist?
It had no Communist Party and was overwhelmingly Catholic.
Other than uranium, name another mineral where the Congo was a major producer?
Copper, Tin, and Diamonds
What was allegedly authorised at the 18 August NSC meeting?
The assasination of Lumamba
What country supported the Pro-Lumamba guerilla fighters after his death?
China
Who was Joseph Mobuto?
CIA plant and later dictator of the Congo
Belgium turned on Lumumba's government at the independence celebrations after what was stolen from King Baodouin.
His sword
Name one country that the US had found as an alternative supplier of uranium before the Crisis began?
Canada or South Africa
A rejected request by Lumamba for what did Khrushchev find unfathomable that the US rejected?
An aircraft
How many are estimated to have died in the Congo between 1960 and 1965?
One Million
Leader of the breakaway republic of Katanga
How much did the USSR spend on aid to Lumumba?
$500,000
How many university-trained Congolese were in the Congo when Belgium left?
16 (10-20)
In what month and year did the UN vote to send 12,000 peacekeepers to the Congo?
July 1961
How much had the UN operation cost?
$400 million
Who was Christian Herter?
US Secretary of State
What conference made the USA suspicious of all newly independent governments?
Bandung
What was the name of the Belgian mining company with ties to the CIA?
Union Miniere
In which European country did Soviet aid to the Congo have to be inspected?
Greece
What was Operation Grand Slam (October 1962)?
UN operation against separatists in Katanga.
Who was Ralph Bunch?
Head of the CIA in Kinshasa
In which country did Lumumba's visit to the Soviet embassy raise US concerns?
Guinea
What was the name of Lumumba's book where he advocated gradual economic change?
Congo, My Country
What did Khrushchev want the UN to abolish entirely in September 1960?
The position of Secretary-General
Name an African dictator (other than Mobuto) who was emboldened by what happened to Lumumba.
Idi Amin, General Abacha or Joseph Ankrah.