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6 ‘A nice little stew’

Abstract

Antoine Gizenga renewed the operation of the opposition Government in Stanleyville, with the help of Lumumba's former Minister for Education Pierre Mulele and aid from the Soviet Union and some members of the Casablanca Group, including Ghana, Guinea and Mali. The insurgency in Stanleyville destabilised the Central Government and combined with the unresolved question of Katanga, the Congo crisis remained on the international agenda. For both America and Britain, Thant's mounting determination to implement his Plan for National Reconciliation in the Congo, and the increasing likelihood of military action as part of the process, led to a renewed effort to coordinate policies towards the Congo and Africa generally. In the immediate aftermath of Operation UNOKAT, there was widespread criticism in Britain of the ways in which the UN handled the operation and particularly the question of responsibility for occupation of Jadotville and Kolwezi.

Abstract

Antoine Gizenga renewed the operation of the opposition Government in Stanleyville, with the help of Lumumba's former Minister for Education Pierre Mulele and aid from the Soviet Union and some members of the Casablanca Group, including Ghana, Guinea and Mali. The insurgency in Stanleyville destabilised the Central Government and combined with the unresolved question of Katanga, the Congo crisis remained on the international agenda. For both America and Britain, Thant's mounting determination to implement his Plan for National Reconciliation in the Congo, and the increasing likelihood of military action as part of the process, led to a renewed effort to coordinate policies towards the Congo and Africa generally. In the immediate aftermath of Operation UNOKAT, there was widespread criticism in Britain of the ways in which the UN handled the operation and particularly the question of responsibility for occupation of Jadotville and Kolwezi.

Chapters in this book

  1. Front matter i
  2. Dedication and epigraph v
  3. Contents vii
  4. Acknowledgements viii
  5. List of names x
  6. List of abbreviations xii
  7. 1 Introduction 1
  8. 2 A challenge for humanity 11
  9. 3 The Dag factor 38
  10. 4 Fighting over Katanga 73
  11. 5 ‘After Dag – what?’ 114
  12. 6 ‘A nice little stew’ 138
  13. 7 The Stanleyville hostages and the withdrawal of the UN, 1964 166
  14. 8 Conclusion 197
  15. Index 202
The diplomacy of decolonisation
This chapter is in the book The diplomacy of decolonisation
https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526116277.00012

Chapters in this book

  1. Front matter i
  2. Dedication and epigraph v
  3. Contents vii
  4. Acknowledgements viii
  5. List of names x
  6. List of abbreviations xii
  7. 1 Introduction 1
  8. 2 A challenge for humanity 11
  9. 3 The Dag factor 38
  10. 4 Fighting over Katanga 73
  11. 5 ‘After Dag – what?’ 114
  12. 6 ‘A nice little stew’ 138
  13. 7 The Stanleyville hostages and the withdrawal of the UN, 1964 166
  14. 8 Conclusion 197
  15. Index 202
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