Field Coverage

UN Force in the Congo

25 July 1960

Following the Security Council resolution of 14 July 1960 authorizing UN military assistance to the Republic of the Congo, soldiers from a number of nations have been sent to help restore order and calm in the country. One of the countries to send contingents to help make up the new UN Force was Ethiopia.
Ethiopian soldiers are seen as they were reviewed by their Emperor Haile Selassie I before departure for the Congo.

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