1959 in the Belgian Congo
The following lists events that happened during 1959 in the Belgian Congo.
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January
- January 4 - Riots broke out in Léopoldville after police broke up a meeting of the independence group ABAKO. After two days, 47 people, all Congolese, had been killed and 379 Africans and Europeans had been injured.[1]
December
- December 24 - The colonial government in the Belgian Congo formally recognized the legality of the Kimbanguist Church.[2]
gollark: You can probably ask for about 2 CB Golds for a 2G prize.
gollark: Silver shimmerscales 9ever!
gollark: Just ask for stupid amounts of CB metals.
gollark: How about "GIVE ME EGGS PLZ"?
gollark: Of course not. I like shimmerscales more.
References
- Ch. Didier Gondola, The History of Congo (Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002), p111
- Tshilemalema Mukenge, Culture and Customs of the Congo (Greenwood Press, 2002), p49
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