Description: This is a UPI, New York Bureau, photo and press release taken in January 1959. Typed news release is typed and attached to the back of the photo. Photo is stamped by the UPI.News release reads - BATTLE IN CONGOLEOPOLDVILLE, BELGIAN CONGO: Army troops and native police drag a man across the street during recent rioting here. The rioting involved African natives and Europeans according to re3ports, 36 persons, all natives were killed in the clashes. The natives in the city have been growing restive and attempting to form a new political party. 1/10/59. Political parties gained power, but only after the people themselves had been protesting the Belgian rule in their own way. In the 1950s, the increased bureaucratization in the Belgian administration of the Congo actually decreased the level of control that the local administrators had over this territory, as they were cluttered with paper work and the pressure from their higher-ups to reduce the number of problematic incidents. Often, they simply began looking away when such incidents did occur, failing to report them, with the result of emboldening the Congolese masses. Change began to accelerate after the riots in Leopoldville, Congo’s capital, on January 4, 1959. Thirty-four Africans were killed in riots that broke out after members of the political party ABAKO, or Alliance des Bakongo, were not allowed to assemble by the Belgium administration. Photo measures 9" x 7". Fast, safe and reasonable shipping with tracking.
Price: 15 USD
Location: Kingston, New York
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Continent: Africa
Size: 9" x 7"
Country: Belgian Congo
Theme: Photographs, Countries
Year Manufactured: 1959
Original/Licensed Reprint: Licensed Reprint
Postage Condition: Unposted
Vintage: Yes
