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Voices In Time - Crisis In The Congo

The UN's intervention in newly-independent DR Congo and Katanga during the Congo Crisis

The events surrounding the United Nations' intervention in newly-independent Democratic Republic of Congo when Moise Tshombe declared Katanga a breakaway state and Patrice Lamumba asked the UN for help. Recordings and interviews include Dag Hammarskj枚ld who sent the first UN peacekeepers to Congo during the crisis, interview with Irish diplomat Conor Cruise O'Brien, recording of Colonel Joseph-Desire Mobutu, the Soviet Union's call for the resignation of Dag Hammarskj枚ld, the circumstances of Patrice Lamumba's death, the UN's attack on Katanga, an interview with Katanga leader Moise Tshombe and the circumstances of Dag Hammarskj枚ld's death.

Presenter: Dan Isaacs.

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成人快手 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project