Port Francqui incident

Port Francqui incident
Part of the Congo Crisis
DateApril 28, 1961
Location
Port Francqui, Republic of the Congo
Result ANC victory
Belligerents
ANC

ONUC

Strength
Unknown

Roadblock:
2 platoons
1 reconnaissance detachment

Port Francqui:
90
3
2
Casualties and losses
Roadblock:
2 killed

Roadblock:
1 killed
3 wounded

Port Francqui:
43 killed
2 executed
2 executed

The Port Francqui incident, also known as the Port Francqui massacre, was an incident during the Congo Crisis where rogue Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (ANC) forces engaged in combat with UN peacekeepers, primarily from Ghana. The fighting resulted in the largest loss of life the Ghanaian Armed Forces have suffered while peacekeeping.

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