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Kasa-Vubu and was
Following the granting of independence on 30 June 1960, a coalition government was formed, led by Prime Minister Lumumba and President Joseph Kasa-Vubu.
On 23 January 1961 Kasa-Vubu promoted Mobutu to major-general ; de Witte argues that this was a political move, ' aim to strengthen the army, the president's sole support, and Mobutu's position within the army.
The operation saved many lives ; however, the Operation damaged the reputation of Moïse Tshombe as it saw the return of white mercenaries to the Congo soon after independence and was a factor in Tshombe's loss of support from president of Congo Joseph Kasa-Vubu who dismissed him from his position
Joseph Kasa-Vubu ( alternatively Joseph Kasavubu, 1910 sources have 1913, 1915 and 1917 – March 24, 1969 ) was the first President ( 1960 – 1965 ) of the Republic of the Congo, today called Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kasa-Vubu was a leader of the ABAKO ( Alliance des Bakongo ) Movement of his own lower Congo River Bakongo people.
The new republic was immediately disrupted by political and military strife and regional secessionist movements, while the central government was paralyzed by conflict between the conservative Kasa-Vubu and his nationalistic prime minister Patrice Lumumba.
On September 5, Kasa-Vubu dismissed Lumumba but the prime minister refused to accept this and in turn announced Kasa-Vubu's dismissal, creating a stalemate that was only ended on September 14 with army commander Joseph Mobutu's seizure of power and arrest of Lumumba.
Despite the successes against the Simba rebels, Tshombe's prestige was damaged by the use of white mercenaries and western forces, lost the support of Kasa-Vubu and was dismissed from prime minister in October 1965.
ABAKO, led by Joseph Kasa-Vubu during the Crisis, was at the forefront of the more insistent demands for both independence and federalism.
On January 12 Joseph Kasa-Vubu was arrested and the Belgians stated that he would be released on March 13.
As part of a deal, on June 24, 1960, Kasa-Vubu was elected president and the Lumumba government obtained the confidence of Chamber and Senate.
The independent Republic of the Congo was declared on 30 June 1960, with Joseph Kasa-Vubu as President and Patrice Lumumba as Prime Minister.
Lumumba refused to accept his dismissal and in turn announced over the radio, that Kasa-Vubu was deposed.
As he was leaving Coquilhatville, Tshombe was arrested on charges of criticizing President Kasa-Vubu.

Kasa-Vubu and from
' After his speech, Kasa-Vubu and the ministers present retired into the camp canteen to hear a delegation from the soldiers.
In the Republic of the Congo, newly independent from Belgium since June 1960, the CIA-cultivated President Joseph Kasa-Vubu ordered the dismissal of the democratically elected Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba and the Lumumba cabinet in September ; Lumumba called for Kasa-Vubu's dismissal instead.
The tripartite of Kasa-Vubu, Tshombe and Mobutu took quick action to bolster their threadbare army's fighting strength, calling in Irish mercenary commander Mike Hoare from South Africa and asking him to recruit a thousand white fighters from South Africa and Rhodesia.
On 25 November 1965, just five days after Guevara's departure, Joseph Mobutu seized power from President Kasa-Vubu with the help of the CIA.

Kasa-Vubu and made
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld made an appeal to Kasa-Vubu asking that Lumumba be treated according to due process of law.

Kasa-Vubu and announcement
Lumumba and the MNC won this election and the right to form a government, with the announcement on 23 June 1960 of 34-year-old Lumumba as Congo's first prime minister and Joseph Kasa-Vubu as its president.

Kasa-Vubu and on
Mobutu seized power for a second time on November 25, 1965, this time deposing Kasa-Vubu and subsequently declaring himself head of state.
Between January and May, 1961, several conferences were held to resolve the constitutional crisis brought on by the dismissal of Lumumba by President Kasa-Vubu.

Kasa-Vubu and September
On 14 September, a coup d ’ état organised by Colonel Joseph Mobutu incapacitated both Lumumba and Kasa-Vubu.
On 5 September 1960, state president Joseph Kasa-Vubu dismissed prime minister Patrice Lumumba and announced the decision over Leopoldville radio.

Kasa-Vubu and Lumumba
Both Lumumba and Kasa-Vubu eventually arrived, and the soldiers listened to Kasa-Vubu ' religiously.
Lumumba and his cabinet responded by accusing Kasa-Vubu of high treason and voted to dismiss him.
In retaliation, Lumumba declared Kasa-Vubu deposed and won a vote of confidence in the Senate, while the newly appointed prime minister failed to gain parliament's confidence.
Kasa-Vubu, riled by the Soviet arrival, dismissed Lumumba.
An outraged Lumumba declared Kasa-Vubu deposed.
Both Lumumba and Kasa-Vubu then ordered Mobutu to arrest the other.
The new regime placed Lumumba under house arrest for the second time and kept Kasa-Vubu as president.
Lumumba formed a coalition with the more conservative and federalist ABAKO party led by Joseph Kasa-Vubu.

Kasa-Vubu and government
Soumialot's People's Republic instituted a rival national government in Stanlyville and claimed to be the rightful rulers of the entire former Belgian Congo, as opposed to the Kasa-Vubu regime based in Leopoldville.

Kasa-Vubu and .
In contrast to the relatively harmless speech of President Kasa-Vubu, Lumumba's reference to the suffering of the Congolese under Belgian colonialism stirred the crowd while simultaneously humiliating and alienating the King and his entourage.
Lumumba's decisive actions alarmed his colleagues and President Kasa-Vubu, who preferred a more moderate political approach.
The embassies of Western nations, which helped pay the soldiers ' salaries, as well as Kasa-Vubu and Mobutu's subordinates favored getting rid of the Soviet presence.
On 25 November 1965, General Mobutu seized power for the second time in a bloodless coup, following another power struggle between Kasa-Vubu and Prime Minister Moise Tshombe.
Over the next five years, Kasa-Vubu presided over a succession of weak governments.

was and able
Mike tested the leg and found that he was able to hobble around on it.
Visibility continued to be limited, and Greg was never able to get above a thousand feet.
She was just not able to break the spell.
Social Darwinism was able to stave off the incipient socialist movement until well into the present century.
In his native Cologne, where his mother taught him to play the piano, he was able to read notes before he learned the alphabet.
He was not enthusiastic over the newly acquired Claude Lorrain, but reminisced with pleasure over a Poussin exhibit he had been able to see in Paris a year ago.
If an automobile were approaching him, he would know what was required of him, even though he might not be able to act quickly enough.
It was nice to be able to isolate it.
The point is that the reactionary, for whatever motive, perceives himself to have been part or a partner of something that extended beyond himself, something which, consequently, he was not able to accept or reject on the basis of subjective preference.
Copernicus, by placing the sun at the center of the planetary universe, was able to reduce the number of epicycles from eighty-three to seventeen.
He said that his information was so secret that he would not be able to confide in me the origin of his pipeline tip.
In his absence, the rifle regiment was under the command of Major Thomas Posey, another able Virginian.
It is doubtful if Morgan was able to take home much money to his wife and children, for his pay, as shown by the War Department Abstracts of early 1778 was $75 a month as a colonel, and that apt to be delayed.
Krim was able to get an advance for a novel, and time and opportunity to write at Yaddo, but it was no good.
The promoter who wanted to sign him up for the circus asked him how he was able to do it.
He was able, now, to sit for hours in a chair in the living room and stare out at the bleak yard without moving.
Since ordinary breakfast-table conversation was impossible, it was at least something that they were able to offer Eugene the sugar bowl with their sugar in it, and the plate of bread and butter, and that Eugene could return the pitcher of hot milk to them handle first.
He was able to discern the body lines of the Roman women under their robes.
No, Kayabashi was bringing his associates here for a specific purpose and Rector would not be able to fathom it until they arrived.
He was an ardent champion of the Brown & Sharpe Apprentice Program and personal counselor to countless able men who first developed their industrial talents with the company.
In spite of the fact that our largest market, the textile industry, was affected substantially by the current decline in business activity, we have been able to produce and deliver our machines throughout the year 1960 at a rate materially higher than during 1959.
There was a time when, if a man wanted to purchase a boat, it was necessary for him to be able to produce a sizeable amount of cash before he could touch the tiller or wheel.

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