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- For other meanings of Katanga see Katanga (disambiguation)
Katanga is the southern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, regional capital Lubumbashi (formerly Elizabethville in French, Elisabethstad in Dutch). 518,000 km² with a population of around 4.1 million. Farming and ranching are carried out on the Katanga Plateau. In the eastern part of the province is a rich mining region, which supplies cobalt, copper, tin, radium, uranium, and diamonds.
Early and colonial history
Beginning in the 17th century, the province was controlled by the Luba and Lunda. More on [ Katanga Province ]
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International Civic Heraldry - Katanga - Katanga's coat of arms and information on the civil war.
Remember Katanga! - Brief account of the province that tried to break away from the former Belgian Congo, by David W. Neuendorf.
Tension rising in Katanga province - Rebeka Martensen of the United Nations Mission to DRC reports on tensions in the region.
The Bank Notes of Katanga - Bills issued when the independence movement was active.
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The United Nations and the Congo - Article on the UN's intervention in the Katanga crisis in the 1960s.
Meta Description: [ The United Nations role in the Congo crisis between 1960 and 1964 saw its largest deployment of men and some of its most controversial actions. Until 1960, the Congo had been a colony of Belgian but in 1960, Belgian announced that it was giving the Congo its independence. Belgian gave the Congo... ]
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