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 — Backed by Belgium’s Union Minière, Moïse Tshombe declares the copper-rich south independent. A secession defending a mining fortune, not a nation — the UN’s first war will take four years to end it.
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