The involvement of the Soviet Union in Congo caused a numerous amount of problems. The Congo was facing political and social instability because of the Belgian troops that were present and taking control over the land at the time. This all led to the United States getting involved, they supported the United Nations order to remove Belgian troops. The United Nations had full support from the US whowanted to have a stable, pro-western regime through vote buying and financial support for pro-Western candidates, they believed that this could be achieved if they would assist the people of the Congo by removing the Belgian forces. The Europeans had took it upon themselves to invade the Congo and help the natives without receiving permission from
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The United States tried to create an influence on Prime Minister Lumumba but they were not successful, even after Lumumba was invited to the US, the American attempts were not successful. The situation in Leopoldville was described as a “classic Communist takeover”.The United States were planning to remove Lumumba,or to assassinate him but only if it was necessary . Kasavubu requested that Lumumba would leave the government, Lumumba did not approve of this order, he wanted Kasavubu to be ejected from the Government, although many of his supporters were against this. In an attempt to avoid civil war, Colonel Joseph Mobutu of the Congolese National Army formed and led a coup d’état on September 14, and ordered the Soviets out of the country. Mobutu’s early efforts to support a pro-Western government and his ties to the military placed him in good stead with Devlin, who informed Mobutu of a plot to assassinate him on September 18. Lumumba, who was blamed for the plot, was arrested and ultimately killed on January 17, 1961, (“The Congo, Decolonization, and the Cold War, …show more content…
Mobutu, in command of the army, broke this deadlock with a coup d'état, expelled the Soviet advisors and established a new government effectively under his control. The Soviet government initially worked to establish economic relations with the newly formed independent government in Congo, but Soviet leaders had to shift their strategy when confronted by Western intervention in Congo and the prospect of a civil war between the United States and the Soviet Union,("Journal of Cold War Studies.") These two powerful nations were on opposite ends of the spectrum and were enemies prior to the conflict in Congo, throughout both World Wars. Soviet intervention also led to a conflict with economic policies,Moise Tshombe, leader of the CONAKAT party, declared Katanga an independent nation on 11 July 1960 and made himself head of government. Albert Kalonji, the Baluba leader, followed suit by declaring south Kasai's independence in August. Since these two provinces supplied almost all the revenue collected by the central government, they doubtless expected little effective opposition. the province of Katanga which was rich in minerals and other resources broke away from Congo and declared itself the Independent state of Katanga, the newly formed independent state received Belgian support. Kasai which was a province rich in diamonds and had many diamond
The United States tried to create an influence on Prime Minister Lumumba but they were not successful, even after Lumumba was invited to the US, the American attempts were not successful. The situation in Leopoldville was described as a “classic Communist takeover”.The United States were planning to remove Lumumba,or to assassinate him but only if it was necessary . Kasavubu requested that Lumumba would leave the government, Lumumba did not approve of this order, he wanted Kasavubu to be ejected from the Government, although many of his supporters were against this. In an attempt to avoid civil war, Colonel Joseph Mobutu of the Congolese National Army formed and led a coup d’état on September 14, and ordered the Soviets out of the country. Mobutu’s early efforts to support a pro-Western government and his ties to the military placed him in good stead with Devlin, who informed Mobutu of a plot to assassinate him on September 18. Lumumba, who was blamed for the plot, was arrested and ultimately killed on January 17, 1961, (“The Congo, Decolonization, and the Cold War, …show more content…
Mobutu, in command of the army, broke this deadlock with a coup d'état, expelled the Soviet advisors and established a new government effectively under his control. The Soviet government initially worked to establish economic relations with the newly formed independent government in Congo, but Soviet leaders had to shift their strategy when confronted by Western intervention in Congo and the prospect of a civil war between the United States and the Soviet Union,("Journal of Cold War Studies.") These two powerful nations were on opposite ends of the spectrum and were enemies prior to the conflict in Congo, throughout both World Wars. Soviet intervention also led to a conflict with economic policies,Moise Tshombe, leader of the CONAKAT party, declared Katanga an independent nation on 11 July 1960 and made himself head of government. Albert Kalonji, the Baluba leader, followed suit by declaring south Kasai's independence in August. Since these two provinces supplied almost all the revenue collected by the central government, they doubtless expected little effective opposition. the province of Katanga which was rich in minerals and other resources broke away from Congo and declared itself the Independent state of Katanga, the newly formed independent state received Belgian support. Kasai which was a province rich in diamonds and had many diamond