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Katanga, the province of the southeast of the democratic Republic of Congo, was joined in 1900 with the Independant State of Congo, and in 1908, with the colony of Belgian Congo. On July 11, 1960, less than two weeks after the Independence of Congo, the local leader Moïse Tshombe, declared the Katanga province independent from Congo. | Katanga, the province of the southeast of the democratic Republic of Congo, was joined in 1900 with the Independant State of Congo, and in 1908, with the colony of Belgian Congo. On July 11, 1960, less than two weeks after the Independence of Congo, the local leader Moïse Tshombe, declared the Katanga province independent from Congo. | ||