Gen. Joseph Mobutu, Chief of the Congolese Army

Gen. Joseph Mobutu, Chief of the Congolese Army, demonstrates his skill with bow and arrow. March 23, 1964. In 1960 Belgian forces aided his coup d?tat that deposed and killed Patrice Lumumba. Colonel Mobutu, used his position as Army Chief of Staff to dominate President Kasa-Vubu who led a weak civilian government. (CSU_2015_11_1557)

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1508 1557 Aided Arrows Blacks Congo Congolese Coup D Tat Demonstrates Deposed Dominate Lumumba Mobutu Patrice Saharan Sese Sub Saharan Sub-saharan Weak Whites Zaire

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