On this day in 1959, Congolese residents of Stanleyville rebelled against Belgian colonizers, demanding independence after a speech by Patrice Lumumba. Police suppressed the riot, killing ~70, imposing martial law, and arresting Lumumba.
The day prior, Lumumba called for a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience in a speech to the MNC congress, also ordering Congolese people to not collaborate with the Belgian colonial government and announcing that the party would not take part in the upcoming December elections.
The rebellion began on October 30th when the police arrived at the suburb of Mangoba to arrest Lumumba. The uprising was suppressed with military force, including two companies of infantry.
In total, approximately 70 people were killed in the fighting, and up to 200 were wounded. Lumumba himself was arrested by police as the government imposed martial law and banned gatherings of more than five people.
Congo would achieve independence from Belgium on June 30th, 1960, with Lumumba serving as its first Prime Minister. He was assassinated by Belgian forces and their collaborators on January 17th, 1961.
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My car is on borrowed time it looks like.
Nothing to be done? Mine's practically held together with zip ties at this point.
It was misfiring so bad a few months ago that it stalled. I think it is doing that again. I'm going to take it to the shop at some point, however I kinda think the repairs needed will end up costing more than a down payment as the issues are getting more frequent.
Definitely get the problem checked out if only to know what's wrong. I like cars in that they're generally fixable, but that becomes less true the newer they get
I'm gonna test it tomorrow and if it is still messed up, I'll take it to the shop. Considering everyone is telling me to get a Toyota, you have any you recommend? I'm biased towards a Prius because my Mom has one and it is fantastic.
Get whatever was popular 10 years ago. Anything with plentiful spare parts is cheap to keep on the road
Hard to go wrong with a Corolla