What the records say
- When
- 5 Sep 1960 – 1 Dec 1960
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 4.32° S, 15.31° E
- Description
- 1960 dissolution of the government of Congo-Léopoldville
The source
Nearby in time and place
- 1960 Republic of Congo coup d'état14 Sep 1960 · Coup
- Congo Crisis5 Jul 1960 · Civil war · Deaths 140,000
- Kindu atrocity12 Nov 1961 · Massacre · Deaths 13
- Léopoldville riotsJan 1959 · Riot · Deaths 49
- Second Mobutu coup d'état25 Nov 1965 · Coup
- Trois Glorieuses13 Aug 1963 · Rebellion
- France → Gabon (unknown)1960 · Territorial change