Moise Tshombe led the secessionist Katanga province.
A civil war after its 1960 independence saw bids for power by multiple politicians. Antoine Gizenga proclaimed a communist government in Stanleyville. Moise Tshombe led the secessionist Katanga province. The first prime minister, Patrice Lumumba, was fired and then killed. For 10 points—name this country in which Mobutu Sese Seko overthrew the government of Joseph Kasavubu in 1965 and ruled until 1997, when power was seized by Laurent Kabila.
A civil war after its 1960 independence saw bids for power by multiple politicians.
The {D}emocratic {R}epublic of the {Congo} [or {R}épublique {D}émocratique du {Congo}; accept {Zaire}; prompt on {Belgian Congo} but DO NOT PROMPT on “Republic of Congo”]