25 Dec 1960–24 Feb 1961Gizenga overruns thecentral & southern Congo
3–7 Jan 1961Anti-Western African nationsform Casablanca Group
17 Jan 1961Katangan authoritiesmurder Lumumba
3 Feb–28 Apr 1961UN forces clash with bothCongolese governments
4 Feb 1961Unrest in Luanda marksstart of Angolan Warof Independence