Kolwezi
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It was the scene of an infamous massacre of European miners and their families in May of 1978. This was believed to be caused by separatist rebels (katanga) fighting against the central government of president Mobutu. The result was that the French and the Belgians sent their paratroopers into this town to to restore order.
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