CONAKAT
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CONAKAT was one of the three main political parties in the Belgian Congo and was led by the pro-Western regionalist Moïse Tsjombe
and his interior minister Godefroid Munongo
.
and Godefroid Munongo
. The party believed that the mineral riches of Katanga
should be kept for the genuine people of Katanga.
Moise Tshombe
Moïse Kapenda Tshombe was a Congolese politician.- Biography :He was the son of a successful Congolese businessman and was born in Musumba, Congo. He received his education from an American missionary school and later trained as an accountant...
and his interior minister Godefroid Munongo
Godefroid Munongo
Godefroid Munongo Mwenda M'Siri was a politician of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was a minister and briefly the interim President in 1961. He was involved in ethnic cleansing and in the assassination of President Lumumba.-Biography:...
.
History
The party was started in the 1950s by Moïse TsjombeMoise Tshombe
Moïse Kapenda Tshombe was a Congolese politician.- Biography :He was the son of a successful Congolese businessman and was born in Musumba, Congo. He received his education from an American missionary school and later trained as an accountant...
and Godefroid Munongo
Godefroid Munongo
Godefroid Munongo Mwenda M'Siri was a politician of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was a minister and briefly the interim President in 1961. He was involved in ethnic cleansing and in the assassination of President Lumumba.-Biography:...
. The party believed that the mineral riches of Katanga
Katanga Province
Katanga Province is one of the provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Between 1971 and 1997, its official name was Shaba Province. Under the new constitution, the province was to be replaced by four smaller provinces by February 2009; this did not actually take place.Katanga's regional...
should be kept for the genuine people of Katanga.