What the records say
- When
- 13 Aug 1963 – 15 Aug 1963
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 0.75° S, 15.38° E
- Description
- 1963 uprising in Congo-Brazzaville
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Trois Glorieuses (1963)
1963 uprising in the Republic of the Congo
The Trois Glorieuses was an uprising in Congo-Brazzaville which occurred from August 13 to 15, 1963. The uprising ended the rule of the first Congolese President, Fulbert Youlou, as the opposition trade union movement and Congolese Youth Union struck an alliance with the army.
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