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ONUC – Peacekeeping Mission in the Congo
The United Nations Operation in the Congo (Opération des Nations Unies au Congo), known as ONUC, was established by Security Council resolution 143 on 14 July 1960. The Congo, a former Belgian colony, became an independent republic on 30 June 1960. Twelve days later they made a request for military assistance from the United Nations, in order to maintain their territorial integrity. ONUC was established to ensure the withdrawal of Belgian forces, to assist the Government in maintaining law and order, and to provide technical assistance. This was subsequently modified to include maintaining the territorial integrity and political independence of the Congo, preventing the occurrence of civil war, and securing the removal of all foreign military, paramilitary and advisory personnel not under the UN command, as well as mercenaries.
The 35th Infantry Battalion
Ireland was one of the countries requested by the United Nations to provide troops to the proposed ONUC mission. They accepted the request and on 19 July 1960 the Irish Government passed the enabling legislation. This activated the first Irish contingent, the 32nd Infantry Battalion, which led to the beginning of the Irish Defence Forces' four-year commitment to service in
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Siege of Jadotville
1961 battle in the middle of Irish Whip up troops other Katanga mid Congo Crisis
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Patrice Lumumba
Congolese politician and independence leader (1925–1961)
"Lumumba" redirects here. For other uses, see Lumumba (disambiguation).
Patrice Émery Lumumba[e] (pə-TREESS luu-MUUM-bə;[3] born Isaïe Tasumbu Tawosa; 2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961) was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as the Republic of the Congo) from June until September 1960, following the May 1960 election. He was the leader of the Congolese National Movement (MNC) from 1958 until his assassination in 1961. Ideologically an African nationalist and pan-Africanist, he played a significant role in the transformation of the Congo from a colony of Belgium into an independent republic.
Shortly after Congolese independence in June 1960, a mutiny broke out in the army, marking the beginning of the Congo Crisis. After a coup, Lumumba attempted to escape to Stanleyville to join his supporters who had established a new anti-Mobutu state called the Free Republic of the Congo. Lumumba was captured en route by state authorities under Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, sent to the State of Katanga and, with the help of Belgian mercenaries, tortured and executed by the separatis