Joseph-Damien Tshatshi
Joseph Damien Tshatshi, better known as Colonel Tshatshi, was a former member of the Military of the Democratic Republic of Congo of Congo-Kinshasa in the 1960s. He was killed in Kisangani.
He trained at the School of Kananga, led by General Henniquiau, which came out other officers as famous Masiala, Kokolo, Ebeya Itambo, Vangu and Mulamba Nyunyi [1].
On 24 November 1965, it is a signatory of the proclamation of the Second Republic. He was awarded the Order of the Companions of the Revolution on 10 January 1974 by President Mobutu Sese Seko.
His name was given to an important military camp, Camp Tshatshi military (at Ngaliema), and a boulevard, boulevard Colonel Tshatshi in Kinshasa.
External Links
- The assassination of Colonel Tshatshi in Kisangani, extract of unpublished manuscript of Opendo Mbula-Matari, matonge.be
- Proclamation du Haut commandement militaire des Forces Armées , c-retro-actuel.com Proclamation of the High Military Command of the Armed Forces, c-retro-actuel.com
References
- ^ http://www.lepotentiel.com/afficher_article.php?id_edition=&id_article=32598 Le Potentiel, 14 août 2006.