First Shaba War
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Shaba I was a conflict in Zaire's Shaba (Katanga) Province lasting from 8 March to 26 May 1977. The conflict began when the Front for the National Liberation of the Congo (FNLC), a group of about 2,000 Katangan Congolese soldiers who were veterans of the Congo Crisis, the Angolan War of Independence, and the Angolan Civil War, crossed the border into Shaba from Angola. The FNLC made quick progress through the region because of the sympathizing locals and the disorganization of the Zairian military. Travelling east from Zaire's border with Angola, the rebels reached Mutshatsha, a small town near the key mining town of Kolwezi.
1977-05-26T00:00:00Z
1977-05-26T00:00:00Z
1977 First Shaba War
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Zairian troops with Moroccan
Zairian troops
Ugandan President Idi Amin Visits Zaire and Meets President Mobutu Sese Seko During The Shaba I Conflict (April 1977).
FNLC Shaba I| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | war | 1977 | First Shaba War | war | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Zairian troops with Moroccan | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Zairian troops | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ugandan President Idi Amin Visits Zaire and Meets President Mobutu Sese Seko During The Shaba I Conflict (April 1977). | Commons | ||
| commons | image | FNLC Shaba I | Commons | ||
