Stanleyville mutinies

Stanleyville mutinies
Date1966 (first mutiny)
1967 (second mutiny)
Location
Stanleyville, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Result Mutinies failed
Belligerents
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Armée Nationale Congolaise (ANC) mutineers
Commanders and leaders
Mobutu Sese Seko
Léonard Mulamba
no centralized leadership (first mutiny)
Jean Schramme (second mutiny)
Strength
32,000 troops
  • 2,000 (first mutiny)
  • 1,100 (second mutiny)

The Stanleyville mutinies, also known as the Mercenaries' mutinies, occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1966 and 1967.