Katanga (historical)

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:area approximately 496,871 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Angola
gptkb:Zambia
gptkb:Maniema_region
gptkb:Kasai_region
Northern Rhodesia (historical)
Tanganyika region
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Lubumbashi
gptkbp:colonialName gptkb:Katanga_Province
gptkbp:containsCity gptkb:Jadotville
gptkb:Kolwezi
gptkb:Likasi
gptkbp:currencyDuringSecession gptkb:Katangese_franc
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Luba
gptkb:Bemba
gptkb:Lunda
gptkb:Songye
gptkbp:flagDuringSecession Flag of Katanga (1960–1963)
gptkbp:hasResource gptkb:jewelry
gptkb:uranium
copper
zinc
cobalt
tin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Katanga (historical)
gptkbp:knownFor mineral wealth
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:French
gptkb:Bemba
Swahili
Tshiluba
gptkbp:leaderDuringSecession gptkb:Moïse_Tshombe
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:United_Nations_Operation_in_the_Congo
gptkb:Congo_Crisis
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Lake_Mweru
gptkb:Lualaba_River
gptkb:Lake_Tanganyika
gptkb:Luapula_River
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Katanga_secession
gptkbp:notableFor Shinkolobwe mine
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Belgian_Congo
gptkbp:populationEstimate1960 about 1.2 million
gptkbp:reintegratedDate 1963
gptkbp:secededFrom gptkb:Republic_of_the_Congo_(Léopoldville)
gptkbp:secessionDate 1960
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Haut-Lomami
gptkb:Lualaba
gptkb:Haut-Katanga
Tanganyika
gptkbp:uraniumExportedTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:uraniumUsedFor gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kolwezi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7