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Moise Tshombe as he is freed from imprisonment in Congo.

Crowd welcomes Moise Tshombe as he is freed from imprisonment in Congo. He stands in a car and waves. He agreed to bring his seceding province back to the government, but then repudiated.

Location: Congo

Date: 1961, June

Duration: 43 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

Demonstrations organized in Europe and the United Nations after the death of Congo's Premier Patrice Lumumba .

Demonstrations in the Republic of the Congo after the death of Premier Lumumba. Premier Patrice Lumumba with President Jospeph Kasavubu at Congo Independence Day celebration at an airport runway with other officials. King Baudouin of Belgium arrives in a formal military dress and descends down an airplane stairs. He shakes hands with the Premier and the President. Belgium troops march to the military plane. Premier Lumumba poses with other officials at the United Nations. Colonel Joseph Mobutu poses. Demonstrations following the death of Premier Lumumba. Student march outside Belgium Embassy in Moscow. Pickets outside the UN building in New York. People demonstrating demand the withdrawal of UN troops from Congo. US Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson speaks at the United Nations assembly during his first address. A fight breaks out in the UN gallery and people are thrown out. US Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson continues his speech and apologizes.

Location: Congo

Date: 1961, February 16

Duration: 4 min 36 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English