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[[Lieutenant-Colonel]] '''Joseph-Damien Tshatshi Djamba''' was a [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congolese]] military officer who was assassinated by rebels at [[Kisangani]] on 23 July 1966 during the [[Stanleyville mutinies|Kisangani mutiny]]. Tshatshi began his military career in the [[Force Publique]] under [[Belgian Congo|Belgian colonial rule]] and later trained at the [[Military Academy of Kananga|Officer Training School at Luluabourg]] (modern-day [[Kananga]]). He remained with the army after Congolese independence in 1960 in the re-formed [[Armée Nationale Congolaise]] (ANC). He remained loyal to the government at [[Kinshasa|Léopoldville]] during the [[Congo Crisis]] and participated in the repression of the [[State of Katanga|Katanga secession]] after 1963.{{sfn|Kennes|Larmer|2016|p=75}} He was nicknamed "the terrible". A loyalist to [[Joseph-Désiré Mobutu]], he was a signatory to the proclamation of the Second Republic on 24 November 1965. At the time of his death, he commanded the 5th Mechanised Brigade (''5e Brigade mécanisée'').
[[Lieutenant-Colonel]] '''Joseph-Damien Tshatshi Djamba''' was a [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congolese]] military officer who was assassinated by rebels at [[Kisangani]] on 23 July 1966 during the [[Stanleyville mutinies|Kisangani mutiny]].
Tshatshi began his military career in the [[Force Publique]] under [[Belgian Congo|Belgian colonial rule]] and later trained at the [[Military Academy of Kananga|Officer Training School]] at [[Kananga|Luluabourg]] (modern-day Kananga). He remained with the army after Congolese independence in 1960 in the re-formed [[Armée Nationale Congolaise]] (ANC). He remained loyal to the government at [[Kinshasa|Léopoldville]] during the [[Congo Crisis]] and participated in the repression of the [[State of Katanga|Katanga secession]] after 1963.{{sfn|Kennes|Larmer|2016|p=75}} He was nicknamed "the terrible" (''le terrible''). A loyalist to [[Joseph-Désiré Mobutu]], he was a signatory to the proclamation of the Second Republic on 24 November 1965. At the time of his death, he commanded the 5th Mechanised Brigade (''5<sup>e</sup> Brigade mécanisée'') and was serving as Republican Commissioner (''commissaire de la République'') for the Provinces of [[Haut-Congo]], [[Kibali-Ituri]], and [[Uele Province|Uélé]].


Tshatshi was killed during an uprising among former Katangese soldiers near [[Kisangani]] on 23 July 1966. The mutiny was apparently sparked by rumours that the former Katangese leader [[Moïse Tshombe]] would return to the country from exile, and was only repressed by force in September.{{sfn|Kennes|Larmer|2016|pp=75-6}} In the aftermath of the killing, "Colonel Tshatshi" was celebrated as a hero by the Mobutu regime. A large military installation at [[Ngaliema]] in Léopoldville was renamed the [[Colonel Tshatshi Military Camp]]. Today the camp houses the command of the [[Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. In the same city, a major thoroughfare was renamed Boulevard Colonel Tshatshi in his honour. [[Le Grand Kallé]] dedicated his song "Paracommando" to Tshatshi's memory. In 1974 he was posthumously awarded the [[Order of the Companions of the Revolution]] by Mobutu.
Tshatshi was killed during an uprising among former Katangese soldiers near [[Kisangani]] on 23 July 1966. The mutiny was apparently sparked by rumours that the former Katangese leader [[Moïse Tshombe]] would return to the country from exile, and was only repressed by force in September.{{sfn|Kennes|Larmer|2016|pp=75-6}} In the aftermath of the killing, "Colonel Tshatshi" was celebrated as a hero by the Mobutu regime. A large military installation at [[Ngaliema]] in Léopoldville was renamed the [[Colonel Tshatshi Military Camp]]. Today the camp houses the command of the [[Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. In the same city, a major thoroughfare was renamed Boulevard Colonel Tshatshi in his honour. [[Le Grand Kallé]] dedicated his song "Paracommando" to Tshatshi's memory. In 1974 he was posthumously awarded the [[Order of the Companions of the Revolution]] by Mobutu.
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===Sources===
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*{{cite book |ref=harv| last1=Kennes |first1=Erik |last2=Larmer |first2=Miles |title=The Katangese Gendarmes and War in Central Africa: Fighting Their Way Home |date=2016 |publisher=Indiana University Press |location=Bloomington |isbn=9780253021304}}
*{{cite book | last1=Kennes |first1=Erik |last2=Larmer |first2=Miles |title=The Katangese Gendarmes and War in Central Africa: Fighting Their Way Home |date=2016 |publisher=Indiana University Press |location=Bloomington |isbn=9780253021304}}


==Further reading==
==Further reading==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.matonge.be/investigateur/invest77.html The assassination of Colonel Tshatshi in Kisangani], extract of unpublished manuscript of Opendo Mbula-Matari, matonge.be {{fact|date=May 2018}}
* [http://www.matonge.be/investigateur/invest77.html The assassination of Colonel Tshatshi in Kisangani], extract of unpublished manuscript of Opendo Mbula-Matari, matonge.be {{citation needed|date=May 2018}}
* [http://www.c-retro-actuel.com/retro/Retro%20Politique/proclamation%20du%20Haut%20commandement.htm 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 {{fact|date=May 2018}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090927185833/http://www.c-retro-actuel.com/retro/Retro%20Politique/proclamation%20du%20Haut%20commandement.htm 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 {{citation needed|date=May 2018}}


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Latest revision as of 22:49, 1 December 2022

Joseph-Damien Tshatshi
Born1927
Belgian Congo
Died23 July 1966(1966-07-23) (aged 38–39)
Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Allegiance Belgian Congo (to 1960)
Congo–Léopoldville (1960–66)
Service/branchForce Publique (to 1960)
Armée Nationale Congolaise (1960–66)
RankLieutenant-Colonel
Battles/wars

Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph-Damien Tshatshi Djamba was a Congolese military officer who was assassinated by rebels at Kisangani on 23 July 1966 during the Kisangani mutiny.

Tshatshi began his military career in the Force Publique under Belgian colonial rule and later trained at the Officer Training School at Luluabourg (modern-day Kananga). He remained with the army after Congolese independence in 1960 in the re-formed Armée Nationale Congolaise (ANC). He remained loyal to the government at Léopoldville during the Congo Crisis and participated in the repression of the Katanga secession after 1963.[1] He was nicknamed "the terrible" (le terrible). A loyalist to Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, he was a signatory to the proclamation of the Second Republic on 24 November 1965. At the time of his death, he commanded the 5th Mechanised Brigade (5e Brigade mécanisée) and was serving as Republican Commissioner (commissaire de la République) for the Provinces of Haut-Congo, Kibali-Ituri, and Uélé.

Tshatshi was killed during an uprising among former Katangese soldiers near Kisangani on 23 July 1966. The mutiny was apparently sparked by rumours that the former Katangese leader Moïse Tshombe would return to the country from exile, and was only repressed by force in September.[2] In the aftermath of the killing, "Colonel Tshatshi" was celebrated as a hero by the Mobutu regime. A large military installation at Ngaliema in Léopoldville was renamed the Colonel Tshatshi Military Camp. Today the camp houses the command of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In the same city, a major thoroughfare was renamed Boulevard Colonel Tshatshi in his honour. Le Grand Kallé dedicated his song "Paracommando" to Tshatshi's memory. In 1974 he was posthumously awarded the Order of the Companions of the Revolution by Mobutu.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kennes & Larmer 2016, p. 75.
  2. ^ Kennes & Larmer 2016, pp. 75–6.
Sources
  • Kennes, Erik; Larmer, Miles (2016). The Katangese Gendarmes and War in Central Africa: Fighting Their Way Home. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253021304.

Further reading[edit]

  • La réalité sur la mutinerie de Kisangani. Kinshasa: Service d'éducation et d'information de l'ANC. 1966.

External links[edit]

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