British and French officers in Brazzaville, Congo during World War II. British Consul General Major General Sir Edward Louis Spears seated at a desk with other officers and working. Air Chief Colonel Cartier leaves the residence of the Governor General Felix Eboue. Meeting of the members of the Superior Council of Defense of the Empire. The members enter a conference room. French General Edgard de Larminat and General Sice. The members discuss agenda. General Sice, Edgard de Larminat and Governor General Felix Eboue walk along a corridor. They come out of the building.
Allied officers in Brazzaville, Congo during World War II. Exterior of Governor General Felix Eboue's residence. Several officers gather outside the building. A reception for French General Charles de Gaulle. The officers inside the building. They shake hands and talk to each other.
Allied officers in Brazzaville, Congo during World War II. Reception for French General Charles de Gaulle. Men and women talk. Trees in the background. General de Gaulle talks to soldiers.
A celebration of the Republic of Congo independence following riots during the Congo Crisis. Crowds gather in the Stade Roi Baudouin (The King Baudouin stadium) in Léopoldville, Congo (present day Kinshasa, Congo). Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba of the Republic of the Congo arrives in the stadium via limousine with another official. Congolese dancers in tribal attire perform traditional dances. Congo leaders arrive at the arena and take their places in stands. A performer wearing a grass skirt hangs and rocks from a rotating wooden prop. Congolese woman carries a baby on her back as she performs a group dance. A Congolese tribal boy wearing face paint beating drums. Prime Minister Lumumba listens to a politician speaking to him. Congolese dancers performing as a musician beats his drum. Congolese women wearing face paint dancing.
U.S. 82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion of the 2nd Armored Division parades in East Belgian town of Hasselt, led by 66th Armored Regiment military band. Flags of Belgium hang from windows of houses. Belgian spectators line the sidewalks. Road sign reads 'Hasselt'. Civilians on balcony display a large American flag. Two young Belgian women stand holding bouquets of flowers. Staff car arrives in town square. Brigadier General Issac White, Commanding General of the 2nd Armored Division, steps from the car, returns salute of uniformed City Burgomaster, and accepts the flowers from the Belgian women. General White climbs a stage erected in the square and greets Belgian civilian and military officials. The Burgomaster, Dr. Joseph Bollen reads a citation and presents a flag to General White, who carries it down to the street where he holds it for all to see. Quick glimpse of 2nd Armored Division patch on uniform. Belgian soldiers salute. Camera focuses on Children spectators. U.S troops salute.
Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba of the Republic of the Congo meets Pan-African delegates in Léopoldville, Congo (present day Kinshasa, Congo). Prime Minister Lumumba shakes hands with delegates amidst the Congo Crisis. Demonstrators hold placards in the background at Léopoldville Airport. A Congolese protester shouting. Demonstrators start a riot. Congolese Army soldiers break the riot in front of the delegation. Congolese soldiers chase after a running demonstrator. A soldier strikes the head of a demonstrator. A soldier chases and throws a rifle at a running protester, hitting him.
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