Simba Rebels
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Rebel-controlled territories during the Congo Crisis.
Establishment
May 1964: Pro-Simba forces successfuly revolted in the important harbor town of Albertville in late May.
May 1964: Fizi conquered by Simba Rebels.
May 1964: A small ANC detachment led by Louis Bobozo retook the town of Albertville.
June 1964: A third rebel force, independent of Soumialot, Gbenye, and Olenga, rebelled in northern Katanga in early June.
June 1964: When another rebellion broke out in the town, Soumialot's forces exploited the resulting chaos and captured Albertville.
June 1964: Kabila and Massengo's troops conquered the entire western shore of Lake Tanganyika, including Moba by late June.
July 1964: Christophe Gbenye and Nicholas Olenga rose in revolt in northeastern Congo, quickly expanding their army and territories. By June 1964, they held North Kivu, and southern Oriental Province.
July 1964: Simba conquest of Kindu.
July 1964: The Simbas continued to advance. By late July 1964, the insurgents controlled about half of the Congo.
September 1964: Simba conquest of Stanleyville.
October 1964: In 1964, the combined force of Katangan gendarmes led by Moise Tshombe and mercenaries led by Mike Hoare marched on Kasai Province and encountered Simba rebels near Luluabourg. The Simba rebels were followers of the Congolese nationalist leader, Gaston Soumialot.
November 1964: The Simba rebels encountered heavy losses because of ANC machine-gun fire. It was a decisive defeat and the Simba rebels were forced to abandon their attacks in Kasai.
November 1964: In 1964, mercenaries led by Major Mike Hoare captured the key town of Boende in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the Simba Rebellion. Hoare was a former British Army officer who led a group of European mercenaries in support of the Congolese government against the Simba rebels.
November 1964: The Dragon Noir mission was led by Belgian paratrooper commander Charles Laurent. Isiro, located in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was captured as part of the ongoing conflict in the region following the country's independence from Belgium.
November 1964: An airborne assault on Stanleyville in 1964 was organized by Belgian Colonel Charles Laurent and code-named Dragon Rouge.
December 1964: Albertville was re-captured by the ANC infantry and motorized Gendarmes.
Chronology
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Is a series of wars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that started shortly after its independence from Belgium in 1960. The conflicts, that continue to this day, mainly consist of revolts against the central government caused by local ethnic secessionist movements.
1.1.Congo Crisis
Were a series of revolts against the central government of the newly established Republic of the Congo (modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo). The war ended with Mobutu Sese Soko reuniting the country and establishing an authoritarian regime.
1.1.1.Simba rebellion
Was a revolt part of the Congo Crisis that started in South Kivu (modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo). The rebel leaders opposed the central government and most of them where Marxists.
September 1965: By summer 1965, the Simbas had lost a majority of their territory and were being abandoned by the Soviets and Cubans.
December 1965: The final Simba stronghold near Bukavu held out for a month. It was captured only after the Simba force had killed several thousand civilians. In November 1965, the Communist Cubans left the Congo. At this point, the rebellion was effectively defeated.
Disestablishment
September 1965: By summer 1965, the Simbas had lost a majority of their territory and were being abandoned by the Soviets and Cubans.
December 1965: The final Simba stronghold near Bukavu held out for a month. It was captured only after the Simba force had killed several thousand civilians. In November 1965, the Communist Cubans left the Congo. At this point, the rebellion was effectively defeated.
