Stanleyville mutinies

Stanleyville mutinies
Date1966 (first mutiny)
1967 (second mutiny)
Location
Stanleyville, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Result Mutinies failed
Belligerents
 Congo-Léopoldville Armée Nationale Congolaise (ANC) mutineers
Commanders and leaders
Mobutu Sese Seko
Léonard Mulamba		 No centralized leadership (first mutiny)
Jean Schramme (second mutiny)
Strength
32,000 troops
  • 2,000 (first mutiny)
  • 1,100 (second mutiny)

The Stanleyville mutinies, also known as the Mercenaries' mutinies, occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1966 and 1967.

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