Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_operation
hostage rescue |
| gptkbp:casualties |
1 Belgian soldier killed
1 Belgian soldier wounded 30 French soldiers wounded 6 French soldiers killed over 170 European civilians killed over 2,000 Africans killed over 250 rebels killed |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Zairian_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Katangan_rebels gptkb:Belgian_Paratroopers French Foreign Legion |
| gptkbp:country |
Zaire
|
| gptkbp:date |
May 1978
|
| gptkbp:describes |
A 1978 military operation to rescue hostages held by Katangan rebels in Kolwezi, Zaire.
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
19 May 1978
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Kolwezi hostage crisis
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Kolwezi
Zaire |
| gptkbp:notableCommander |
gptkb:General_Jean_Compagnon
gptkb:Colonel_Philippe_Erulin General Jean-Jacques Schlesser General Jean-Louis Brette General Jean-Louis Delayen General Jean-Louis Franceschi General Jean-Louis Georgelin General Jean-Marcel Bigeard General Jean-Pierre Steiger General Yves de Tonquédec |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
Humanitarian crisis
French and Belgian airborne intervention International military cooperation Rescue of European and African hostages |
| gptkbp:operator |
gptkb:Operation_Bonite
gptkb:Operation_Leopard |
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Shaba_II
gptkb:Shaba_I |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Mobutu_Sese_Seko
gptkb:Katangan_rebels gptkb:Belgian_Paratroopers French Foreign Legion Zairian government |
| gptkbp:result |
French and Belgian victory
Hostages rescued |
| gptkbp:startDate |
13 May 1978
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Operation_Leopard
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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