In the 1960s the U.S. was supporting the fledgling Congo government. Our mission was to defeat the Simba rebels, who were proxies for the Soviet Union and China. The two communist nations were backing ...
The Simba Rebellion In 1964, Schramme watched from exile as Congo once again unraveled. A leftist uprising known as the Simba Rebellion swept through the country’s eastern provinces. Supported by ...