1960 Force Publique mutinies
MUTINY BY SOLDIERS OF THE ARMY OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO AT LÉOPOLDVILLE AND THYSVILLE GARRISONS
Mutiny of the Force Publique; 1960 Force Publique mutiny
On 5 July 1960, soldiers of the garrisons of Léopoldville and Thysville of the Force Publique, the army of the newly independent Republic of the Congo mutinied against their white officers. The revolt quickly spread throughout the Bas-Congo and engulfed the country in disorder, beginning the Congo Crisis.