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1964: the US and Belgium Intervene in Congo

In November 1964, Belgium and the United States intervened militarily in the Congo crisis to “recover hostages from Simba’s captivity.”

Tadese Faforiji

Tadese Faforiji is the founder of Tadexprof, a travel and nature site covering world's destinations worth visiting. He started the site covering local travel in Nigeria and has since expanded it into US national park guides, with plans to document more of the world firsthand going forward.