Sub-Saharan Africa 55 years ago today: Simba Rebellion (24 Aug 1964) https://buff.ly/2NmPaEG In 1964 the United Nations withdrew its troops from the Congo, exposing the nation to a new outbreak of unrest as the Soviet-backed Simba rebels rose up in the east. Despite rapid gains, the Simba rebels were crushed in late 1964 with the help of a US-backed Belgian intervention. #subsaharanafrica #history #welovehistory #neocolonialism #map #1960s #20thcentury #modernhistory #1964 #africa #africanhistory #august #august24 #belgiancongo #democraticrepubliccongo #zaire #coldwar #subsaharanafrica #tanganyika #historyofafrica #maps #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #worldhistory #cartography #geopolitics (at Kisangani, Democratic Republic Congo) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1iKBWQAoOM/?igshid=xo99aevxj6do
