'Trouble in the Congo', newsreel reporting on the Léopoldville riots in the capital of the Belgian Congo - 1959

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The Léopoldville riots were an important moment in the Congolese independence process.

Source: British Movietone

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Léopoldville riots

The Léopoldville riots were an outbreak of civil disorder in Léopoldville (modern-day Kinshasa) in the Belgian Congo which took place in January 1959 and which were an important moment for the Congolese independence movement. The rioting occurred when members of the Alliance des Bakongo (ABAKO) political party were not allowed to assemble for a protest and colonial authorities reacted harshly. The exact death toll is not known, but at least 49 people were killed and total casualties may have been as high as 500.

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