The United Nations Operation in the Congo was a United Nations peacekeeping force which was deployed in the Republic of the Congo in 1960 in response to the Congo Crisis. The ONUC was the UN's first p
Swedish ONUC peacekeeper in the Congo
United Nations peacekeeping forces from Iran, the Philippines and Sweden at Kamina Air Base in January 1963
Swedish troops plan offensive actions for Operation Grandslam
Swedish UN soldiers armed with submachine guns at an access road to Niemba in November 1961
State of Katanga
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The State of Katanga was a breakaway state that proclaimed its independence from Congo-Léopoldville on 11 July 1960 under Moïse Tshombe, leader of the local Confédération des associations tribales du
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…officials had not requested their presence. With the help of the Belgians (who wrote his declarations), Tshombé proclaimed the independence of the State of Katanga by television on 11 July and announced himself as president. He was widely regarded by critics worldwide as a puppet for the Belgians and their mining…
A Union Minière du Haut-Katanga (UMHK) copper mine, pictured in 1917. Katanga's mineral wealth played an important part in the secession.
A Katangese postage stamp issued in 1961. Although Katanga was not a member of the Universal Postal Union, its stamps were tolerated on international mail.
Katangese gendarme in 1961
Swedish troops detain a white Katangese mercenary.