secessionist State of Katanga

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The secessionist State of Katanga was a mineral-rich breakaway region in the Congo that declared independence in 1960 under Moïse Tshombe, becoming a focal point of Cold War tensions and conflict during the Congo Crisis.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
State of Katanga 2
secessionist State of Katanga canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former political entity ⓘ
secessionist state ⓘ
unrecognized state ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Katanga ⓘ
State of Katanga ⓘ
associatedWithEvent assassination of Patrice Lumumba (context of crisis) ⓘ
capital Lubumbashi ⓘ
Élisabethville ⓘ
linked to: Elisabethville
colonialLegacyFrom Belgian Congo ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
countryName État du Katanga ⓘ
currency Katangese franc ⓘ
declaredIndependenceDate 1960-07-11 ⓘ
declaredIndependenceFrom Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) ⓘ
linked to: Congo-Léopoldville
dissolved 1963 ⓘ
endTime 1963-01-21 ⓘ
flagDescription green field with a diagonal red stripe and three gold crosses ⓘ
geopoliticalRole focal point of Cold War tensions in Central Africa ⓘ
governmentType secessionist regime ⓘ
headOfGovernment Moïse Tshombe ⓘ
headOfState Moïse Tshombe ⓘ
historicalSignificance example of resource-driven secession ⓘ
major theater of the Congo Crisis ⓘ
internationalRecognition not widely recognized ⓘ
involvedInConflict Congo Crisis ⓘ
leaderTitle President ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
locatedInRegion Katanga Province ⓘ
linked to: Katanga region
mergedInto Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) ⓘ
linked to: Congo-Léopoldville
notableResource cobalt ⓘ
copper ⓘ
tin ⓘ
uranium ⓘ
zinc ⓘ
officialLanguage French ⓘ
opposedBy Central government of the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
partOf Congo Crisis ⓘ
reasonForSecession control of mineral resources ⓘ
opposition to central Congolese government ⓘ
startTime 1960-07-11 ⓘ
subjectOfMilitaryOperation Operation Morthor ⓘ
UN peacekeeping operations in Katanga ⓘ
United Nations Operation in the Congo ⓘ
successorEntity Katanga Province ⓘ
linked to: Katanga region
supportedBy Belgian interests ⓘ
foreign mining companies ⓘ
timePeriod Cold War ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Patrice Lumumba → opposedBy → secessionist State of Katanga ⓘ
Siege of Jadotville → belligerent → State of Katanga ⓘ
linked to: secessionist State of Katanga
Secessionist State of Katanga → alsoKnownAs → State of Katanga ⓘ
subject linked to: secessionist State of Katanga
linked to: secessionist State of Katanga