Moise Tshombe standing with a man. - 8x10 photo
"Moise Tshombe was a Congolese politician, in the country now known as the DemocraticRepublic of Congo. In the 1950s, he took over a chain of stores in Katanga Province and becameinvolved in politics. He founded the CONAKAT party with Godefroid Munongo; the party promotedan independent, federal Congo. CONAKAT won control of the Katanga provincial legislature inbecame President of the government of the province of Katanga. In 1967, he was sentenced todeath in absentia. On June 30, 1967, a Hawker Siddeley jet aircraft he was traveling in washijacked by Francis Bodenan, a SDECE agent. According to the Congolese government Tshombe wasgoing to Africa. Tshombe was taken to Algeria, jailed, then placed under house arrest. The pilotsof the plane, Englishmen Trevor Coppleston and David Taylor, were released and returned to England.for his release. He was born on November 10, 1919 and died on June 29, 1969. " Pickid: 399295 This is a high quality REPRODUCTION print. Where necessary,the image has been cleaned, digitally enhanced and restored by a proffessional to further enhancethe quality and enjoyment of the image. The photos is printed onto a high quality glossyphoto paper. We are very confident that you will be pleased by the quality of our prints. Express shipping via UPS takes usually up to 1-3 business days, anywhere in the world.Shipping cost Shipping is based on the actual cost of shipping, we ship from Icelandwhere the images are and we ship with Iceland Post and UPS. Iceland Post has fantastic shippingrecord and we have many shipments arriving earlier to clients than local shipments within Europeand USA. We are based right between USA and Europe so we can offer fast shipping to both continents.of a base price and then a small extra fee added for each additional image. Economyshipping – A priority Europe $4,99 + $1 for every extra item. USA$4,99 + $1 for every extra item. Registered letter with tracking number
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