The Kwilu rebellion was a civil uprising which took place in the West of what is the modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo. The rebellion took place in the wider context of the Cold War and the
Mulele (third from the right) with the Lumumba Government, 1960
Operation Grandslam was an offensive undertaken by United Nations peacekeeping forces from 28 December 1962 to 15 January 1963 against the forces of the State of Katanga, a secessionist state rebellin
Swedish UN peacekeepers led by Major Sture Fagerström plan their attack on the town of Kamina during the operation
UN Secretary-General Thant
J 29 reconnaissance-variant at Kamina Air Base
UN J 29 fighter jets in the Congo