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The 36 pages that link to Congo Crisis, each with the reason it gives.

• Berlin ConferenceRelated: The crisis supplied the immediate dispute the conference sought to settle.

• Belgian CongoRelated: The crisis followed independence amid army revolt, secession, and struggles over central authority.

• Democratic Republic of the CongoBroader topic: It tested the new state’s unity immediately after independence.

• NeocolonialismBroader topic: The crisis became a prominent example in arguments about outside power constraining postcolonial sovereignty.

• Patrice LumumbaNarrower topic: Lumumba’s premiership and removal unfolded within this wider national crisis.

• Dag HammarskjöldRelated: The crisis became the largest and most contentious operation of Hammarskjöld’s tenure.

• Mobutu Sese SekoRelated: Mobutu gained influence through the army during this struggle over the country’s government and unity.

• First Congo WarNarrower topic: The First Congo War was a distinct later conflict in another Congolese state, often confused with this earlier crisis.

• Congolese rumbaRelated: Post-independence change shaped the urban setting in which Congolese music expanded.

• Murtala MuhammedRelated: Muhammed served with Nigerian troops in the United Nations operation in the Congo.

• Republic of the CongoRelated: It destabilized the early state and helped set the stage for military intervention.

• Force PubliqueRelated: The Force Publique’s mutiny helped trigger the crisis immediately after independence.

• Katanga secessionNarrower topic: Katanga's breakaway became one of the crisis's defining conflicts.

• Joseph Kasa-VubuRelated: The crisis defined Kasa-Vubu’s presidency and culminated in his removal.

• United Nations Operation in the CongoNarrower topic: The crisis prompted ONUC and determined the mission’s changing priorities.

• Belgian colonial empireRelated: The crisis followed independence amid institutions and divisions shaped by Belgian rule.

• BrazzavilleRelated: Brazzaville became a nearby refuge and diplomatic vantage point during the crisis across the river.

• Congolese independenceBroader topic: The immediate post-independence crisis revealed how unstable the negotiated transfer had been.

• ZaireNarrower topic: Its turmoil preceded Mobutu’s seizure of power and the later renaming.

• Kongo peopleRelated: The crisis unfolded in a modern state containing Kongo communities and shaped its postcolonial politics.

• Laurent-Désiré KabilaRelated: Kabila joined the eastern rebellion during the crisis, beginning his career as an armed revolutionary.

• Moïse TshombeNarrower topic: Tshombe’s secession and premiership were central episodes in this national crisis.

• Tabu Ley RochereauRelated: Political turmoil shaped the country and music scene in which Rochereau built his career.

• African JazzRelated: The band’s independence-era songs emerged as the new state entered this crisis.

• U ThantRelated: As secretary-general, Thant directed the UN operation amid disputes over its mandate and the country’s future.

• LubumbashiRelated: The crisis shaped Lubumbashi through Katanga’s secession and its suppression.

• Bob DenardRelated: Denard’s early African military activity unfolded amid the Congo’s post-independence upheaval.

• History of the Democratic Republic of the CongoRelated: Its foreign interventions and Katanga secession left a lasting mark on debates about sovereignty.

• Baudouin of BelgiumBroader topic: The crisis followed independence and tested Belgium’s influence under Baudouin.

• Katanga ProvinceRelated: Katanga’s secession became one of the crisis’s defining conflicts.

• Kivu conflictNarrower topic: It provides earlier context for the state weakness that later affected eastern Congo.

• MatadiRelated: Matadi’s port and transport links formed part of the infrastructure inherited at independence.

• Mbuji-MayiRelated: The crisis affected the Kasai region during the city’s early postcolonial years.

• Decolonisation of AfricaBroader topic: It reveals how independence could be followed by foreign intervention and internal conflict.

• History of Central AfricaBroader topic: It reveals the pressures surrounding decolonization and postcolonial sovereignty.

• History of the United NationsRelated: The operation exposed tensions between peacekeeping, sovereignty, and intervention.