Ripe For Rebellion: Insurgency and Covert War in the Congo, 1960-1965

After many years of political struggle, the Belgian Congo was finally granted its independence in June 1960.

Becoming the Republic of the Congo and later the Democratic Republic of the Congo, what was supposed to be a momentous occasion in the country's history was rapidly transformed into a bitter internecine political battle which would tear the Congo apart. Within weeks, two Congolese provinces had declared their own independence putting the Congo's economic future in jeopardy.

Recruiting ...