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IMAGO International History, Archive, Cold War, Congo crisis 1960-1965

Sep 1, 2025

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  • BRU62 - 20020205 - LEOPOLDVILLE, ZAIRE : (FILES) A picture dated of November 1960 shows Patrice Lumumba (R), Congolese Prime Minister, and Okito (L), Senate President, under the survey of Moise Tschombe s army guards, upon their arrest in Leopoldville. Tuesday 05 February 2002, Belgium officially presented excuses by the voice of Foreign Minister Louis Michel to the Congoleses, for its role in the death of Lumumba. The sons of Lumumba and Okito answered they were ready to forgive. PHOTO FILES x830062x
  • - CONGO (FILE) : This file picture dated 1963 is about Congo Crisis. The Congo Crisis is an unrest period after Congo Independence. On the picture : a group of mercenaries going towards Stanleyville. ARCHIVES x37765828x
  • UN UNITED NATIONS JOSEPH MURUMBI KENYAN MINISTER STATE ADDRESSES SECURITY COUNCIL ON CONGO CRISIS IN NEW YORK ; 24 DECEMBER 1964, Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU490605
  • REBEL SIMBA WITH WHITE MERCENARY IN STANLEYVILLE, CONGO ; 28 NOVEMBER 1964, STANLEYVIL Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU489224
  • REBEL SIMBA WITH WHITE MERCENARY IN STANLEYVILLE, CONGO ; 28 NOVEMBER 1964, STANLEYVIL Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU489223
  • MERCENARY BELGIAN MERCENARY CHECKS PAPERS OF CONGOLESE BORDER IN STANLEYVILLE ; 28 NOVEMBER 1964, STANLEYVIL Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU489222
  • GOVERNMENT PLANE IS REFUELLED AT AIRPORT IN STANLEYVILLE, CONGO ; 26 NOVEMBER 1964, STANLEYVIL Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU489133
  • CAPTURED REBELS AFTER BEING ROUNDED BY MERCENARIES IN STANLEYVILLE, CONGO ; 26 NOVEMBER 1964, STANLEYVIL Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU489132
  • SOLDIER CHECKS BODIES OF HOSTAGES MASSACRED BY REBEL IN STANLEYVILLE, CONGO ; 26 NOVEMBER 1964, STANLEYVIL Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU489131
  • 26 NOVEMBER 1964 Some of the hostages, mostly Belgians and American, including men, women and children, who were machine gunned to death by Congolese rebels at the back of the Victoria Hotel after the dropping of Belgian paratroopers in Stanleyville, Congo., Stanleyville Congo Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU489121
  • REBEL LIES DEAD IN THE ROADWAY IN STANLEYVILLE, CONGO ; 26 NOVEMBER 1964, STANLEYVIL Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU489110
  • WHITE MERCENARIES CARRY WOUNDED IN STANLEYVILLE, CONGO ; 26 NOVEMBER 1964, STANLEYVIL Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU489109
  • ANTOINE GIZENGA LEADER LUMUMBIST PARTY IN LEOPOLDVILLE, CONGO ; 29 AUGUST 1964, Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU483185
  • CONGO PRESIDENT MOISE TSHOMBE IN STANLEYVILLE ; 29 JULY 1964, Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU481613
  • MINISTERS TSHOMBE AND ANTOINE GIZENGA GREET CROWDS IN LEOPOLDVILLE, CONGO ; 19 JULY 1964, LEOPOLDVIL Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU481039
  • ALBERT KALONJI WITH NEW CONGO S PREMIER MOISE TSHOMBE AND ANTOINE GIZENGA IN LEOPOLDVILLE, CONGO ; 18 JULY 1964, Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU480990
  • PRESIDENT JOSEPH KASAVUBU WITH NEW CONGOLESE GOVERNMENT IN LEOPOLDVILLE ; 12 JULY 1964, Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU480669
  • JOSEPH KASAVUBU AND GODEFROID MUNONGO G TAKES OATH IN LEOPOLDVILLE, CONGO ; 11 JULY 1964, Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU480639
  • CONGO CONFERENCE WITH JOSEPH KASAVUBU MAKES AN ADDRESS IN LEOPOLDVILLE, ; 7 JANUARY 1964, Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU469429
  • PRESIDENT JOPEPH KASAVUBU OF CONGO WITH PRESIDENT OF ISRAEL ZALMAN SHAZAR IN JERUSALEM - ISPECTS GUARD OF HONOUR ; 13 DECEMBER 1963, Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU468400
  • PRIME MINISTER OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO CYRILLE ADOULA AT PARADE IN LEOPOLDVILLE WITH JOSEPH KASAVUBU AND JOSEPH MOBUTU ; 4 JULY 1963, Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU459752
  • PRESIDENT OF CONGO LEOPLDVILLE JOSPEH KASAVUBU WITH FULBERT YOULOU IN BRAZZAVILLE ; 7 MAY 1963, Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU456062
  • ROBERT GARDINER WITH PRESIDENT JOSEPH KASAVUBU AT ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA IN LEOPOLDVILLE, CONGO ; 20 FEBRUARY 1963, Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU451584
  • NORBERT MOKE GENERAL WITH JOSEPH KASAVUBU AND CYRILLE ADOULA IN LEOPOLDVILLE, CONGO ; 7 FEBRUARY 1963, Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU450856
  • JOSEPH KASAVUBU WITH PRESIDENT ABBE FULBERT YOULOU IN CONGO ; 30 JANUARY 1963, Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU450463
  • JOSEPH KASAVUBU WITH PRESIDENT ABBE FULBERT YOULOU IN CONGO ; 30 JANUARY 1963, Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU450462
  • Colonel Mobutu 16 September 1960, Leopoldville Leopoldville Congo Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1330117
  • Soviet Russia s Kuznetsov (left) shakes hands with Congo s representative and Deputy Premier Antoine Gizenga at the United Nations. In the centre is the Congo s representative; Thomas Kanza. Later the three conferred. UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskhold told the Security Council that the situation was no longer a danger to world peace. 21 August 1960, New York City New York United States Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1326623
  • Congo s new Premier. Prime Minister of the new Congolese provisional Government, Joseph Ileo (right), surrounded by congratulating Congolese politicians and tribal chiefs after yesterday s round table conference in Leopoldville. This is the fourth government in the Congo in eight months. In a broadcast yesterday, Pres Kasavubu, who appointed Ileo as Premier, promised to appoint a vice president for the breakaway state of Katanga. 10 February 1961, Leopoldville Congo Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1326082
  • Coalition formed to govern the Congo 1963. Leaders march through the capital to show unity.Moise tshombe (left), Joseph Kasavubu (centre) and Joseph Mobutu (2nd from right). WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_047_0129
  • Patrice Lumumba 1925-1961. Congolese independence leader. Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo after he helped win its independence from Belgium in June 1960. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_033_0970
  • September 1961 - Elizabethville, Congo, 6 September 1961 Refugees from the conflict in the Republic of the Congo As a result of the fighting an internal unrest currently prevailing in the Katanga Province of the Republic of the Congo, some 35,000 Congolese have sought the assistance of the United Nations until they are able to return to their homes. Refugees waiting in line for food ration of flour and silk supplied by UN in a camp. - ZUMAk09_
  • Feb. 25, 2012 - Elizabethville, Congo, 6 September 1961 Refugees from the conflict in the Republic of the Congo â€âÄœ As a result of the fighting an internal unrest currently prevailing in the Katanga Province of the Republic of the Congo, some 35,000 Congolese have sought the assistance of the United Nations until they are able to return to their homes. Refugees waiting in line for food ration of flour and silk supplied by UN in a camp. - ZUMAk09
  • Oct. 10, 1960 - The leading man of the Congo is at the moment commander in chief captain Mobutu. He asked the United Nations in an ultimatum on Oct. 10 to hand over the former Prime Minister Lumumba Keystone Photo, 11.10.1960. - ZUMAk09
  • Congo President, Joseph Kasavubu (2nd right) reviews troops accompanied by former Colonel newly appointed Major-General Joseph Mobutu (centre) during a parade to celebrate his new rank at Leopoldville s Kokolo military camp. Extreme right is Major M. Kilembe who succeeds Mobutu as Chief of Staff. Leopoldville - 23rd January 1961 UnitedArchives00498171
  • Colonel Joseph Mobutu Chief of the Congolese army getting into a car after he announced that the army had taken over in the Congo from Patrice Lumumba and will be in charge until the 31st Decmeber. Leopoldville - 15th September 1960 UnitedArchives00498169
  • Colonel Joseph Mobutu Chief of the Congolese army at a press conference announcing that the army had taken over in the Congo from Patrice Lumumba. Leopoldville - 17th September 1960 UnitedArchives00498167
  • Colonel Joseph Mobutu Chief of the Congolese army with UN officers watching paratroopers of the Congo army making their first jump from an aircraft. 30 troops who have been trained by the United Nations took part. Leopoldville - 21st November 1960, Vereinte Nationen, UN UnitedArchives00498164
  • Leopoldville : A group of snarling soldiers of Colonel Mobutu s forces roughly man handle ex Congo Premier Patrice Lumumba ( centre white shirt ) after he was brought here after his arrest here on December 3rd . 5 December 1961 UnitedArchives00413799
  • Leopoldville : A group of soldiers of Colonel Mobutu s forces roughly man handle ex Congo Premier Patrice Lumumba ( centre white shirt ) after he was brought here after his arrest here on December 3rd . 5 December 1961 UnitedArchives00413798
  • Leopoldville : A group of soldiers of Colonel Mobutu s forces roughly man handle ex Congo Premier Patrice Lumumba ( centre white shirt ) after he was brought here after his arrest here on December 3rd . 5 December 1961 UnitedArchives00413797
  • Leopoldville : A group of snarling soldiers of Colonel Mobutu s forces roughly man handle ex Congo Premier Patrice Lumumba ( centre white shirt ) after he was brought here after his arrest here on December 3rd . 5 December 1961 UnitedArchives00413796
  • Stanleyville : Bodies of shot hostages are shown being lined up in Stanleyville massacre today . 25 November 1964 UnitedArchives00413793
  • King Baudouin of Belgium (left foreground) and Joseph Kasavubu (right foreground) , first Presdient of the newly independent Congo seen at the signing of the independence act here . 1st July 1960, Belgien, Adel, Hochadel, König, Königin, Königshaus UnitedArchives00413773
  • King Baudouin of Belgium speaking at the Independence Celebrations in Leopoldville on 30th June 1960 when the Belgian Congo became an independent country. On the right is Mr Kasavubu , the first Preisdent of the Congo, Belgien UnitedArchives00413771
  • Leopoldville , Congo : Watched in turn by camera crews and newsmen , Congo strong man Colonel Joseph Mobutu looks on as Patrice Lumumba , the ex Prime Minister of the Congo , is taken away by his soldiers here on December 3nd . 5 December 1960 Mono Book Illustration !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1239714
  • Leopoldville : A group of soldiers of Colonel Mobutu s forces roughly man handle ex Congo Premier Patrice Lumumba ( centre white shirt ) after he was brought here after his arrest here on December 3rd . 5 December 1961 Mono Book Illustration !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1239710
  • Stanleyville , Congo Coverd by blankets at the back of the Victoria Hotel here are the bodies of the white hostages who were machine-gunned to death by Congolese rebels in Stanleyville, 24th November 1964 on the dropping of Belgian paratroopers . The hostages , mostly Belgians and Americans , and including men , women and children , were fired on by the rebels after being ordered to sit in the street in front of the hotel . Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1239680
  • Leopoldville , Congo : Congo President Joseph Kasavubu ( wearing glass ) greets Kenya Leader Jomo Kenyatta at the opening session of the Pan African Freedom Movement for Eastern , Central and Southern Africa Conference in Leopoldville . On left is Uganda Premier Milton Obote and right Congo Foreign Minister Justin Bomboko . 1 January 1962 Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1168115
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