THE DAY IN HISTORY · JULY 11
July 11 in history
What happened on July 11: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1960, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Secession of Katanga
11 Jul 1960 — Moïse Tshombe declares the copper-rich south independent, with backing from Belgium’s Union Minière. The secession protects a mining fortune rather than a nation. Ending it will take four years and the UN’s first war.
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