Fiasco in the Congo.

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    • Subject Terms:
      CONGO (Democratic Republic); AFRICA
    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED Nations. Security Council ; UNITED Nations
    • Subject Terms:
      LUMUMBA, Patrice, 1925-1961
    • Abstract:
      Discusses the territorial integrity of African countries in the United Nations (UN). Support of the Soviet Union in order to get the Belgians out of Congo; Approval of resolutions by the United Nations Security Council for the withdrawal of Belgian troops and also for the territorial integrity of the Congo; Failure of the UN to extend its authority over the Province of Katanga; Factors which led to the split of African countries; Role of the Soviet Union to intensify Cold War in Congo; Role of Congo's Premier Patrice H. Lumumba in provoking the civil war.