[75] Shortly thereafter seven Lumumbists, including the first President of Orientale Province, Jean-Pierre Finant, were executed in South Kasai for "crimes against the Baluba nation". [70][i] On 9 September he announced that he had assumed the responsibilities of the Head of State, taken command of the ANC, and dismissed Bomboko, Delvaux, and Nkayi from his cabinet. Lissouba et son gouvernement savaient-ils qu'ils fonçaient, tête baissée, dans un piège tendu et mûri de longue date ? He was later transferred to the base in Thysville, along with Joseph Okito. L'histoire officielle dit que le président Lissouba a engagé un char contre la villa de Sassou, en réalité il s'agissait d'une provocation montée de toutes pièces par la milice Cobra. Même François Hollande, après un court moment d’hésitation, a fini par avaliser leur action en accordant son blanc-seing au changement référendaire de la Constitution et aux tripatouillages électoraux qui s’en sont suivis. Minimal preparations had been made and many issues, such as federalism, tribalism, and ethnic nationalism, remained unresolved. On 5 September 1960 President Joseph Kasa-Vubu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Republic of the Congo) dismissed Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba from office. Bien que connaissant son homme lige quant à sa propension à la violence et aux crimes, Paris (la France) connaissait-elle les intentions profondes et les non-dits de l'homme qu'elle remettait au pouvoir au Congo-Brazzaville ? Piège et prétexte pour déclencher la guerre. [110] After several delays, on 22 November the General Assembly resolved to seat Kasa-Vubu's delegation, 53 votes to 24 with 19 abstentions. [110] Mercenaries, led by "Mad Mike" Hoare and mostly whites from central and southern Africa, were formed into a unit known as 5 Commando ANC. [130] Laurent-Désiré Kabila, who had led an anti-Mobutu insurrection during the crisis, succeeded in deposing Mobutu in 1997 and becoming president of the restored Democratic Republic of the Congo.

However, the authenticity and legality of the vote was highly questionable. [80], Meanwhile the presiding officers of the Senate and the Chamber agreed that Parliament should convene in a joint session to discuss the political impasse. Il repose désormais sur une riposte d’envergure qui rassemble aussi bien les forces nationales que les solidarités internationales. Mais, quelques jours avant l'attaque programmée, les contingents armés occidentaux, américains et belges, concertés ou pas, plient bagages, se retirent de Brazzaville.

A rival government of the "Free Republic of the Congo" was founded in the eastern city of Stanleyville by Lumumba supporters led by Antoine Gizenga. Est-ce une façon comme une autre de leur faire comprendre qu'un Kouyou n'est pas l’égal d’un Mbochi ? Prétexte ou pas pour justifier la suite, le non-dit ? Les documents consultés par Le Monde dans le cadre du scandale des Panama Papers révèlent aussi qu’il est aussi attorney depuis 2004 de deux sociétés Denvest Capital Strategies et Grafin associated SA, enregistrées au Panama et aux Iles vierges britanniques. Article 22 of the Loi Fondamentale read, "The President names and revokes the Prime Minister." [22], Major riots broke out in Léopoldville, the Congolese capital, on 4 January 1959 after a political demonstration turned violent. He shortly thereafter fled to Brazzaville and sought asylum in Guinea, where he was recognised by President Ahmed Sékou Touré as an official representative of the Lumumba Government. [81] In stark contrast to Hammarskjöld's attempts to pursue a moderate policy in the Congo, his successor U Thant supported a more radical policy of direct involvement in the conflict. [93] As the end of the year approached Mobutu backed away from his promise of restoring democratic processes after December and postponed a return to normal governance indefinitely. [101], On 11 October Kasa-Vubu issued a "constitutional decree-law" officiating the establishment of the College of Commissioners-General, asserting his right as Head of State to appoint and dismiss its members, adjourning Parliament indefinitely, and conferring all legislative authority prescribed to Parliament by the Loi Fondementale to the College.