Bruce Fetter

The Luluabourg Revolt at Elisabethville

The revolt at the Luluabourg garrison in 1944 represents an important but as yet inadequately understood episode in the development of Congolese nationalism. l It marks the first effort by an organized group of Congolese to gain political control of their country, but at the time it revealed the enormity of the effort that would be required to get rid of Belgian rule. Because of the complexity of the revolt and the limited materials at the authors disposal, this essay will consider the revolt as it affected a single city, Elisabethville (now Lubumbashi). More specifically, the discussion will concern a small group of Africans in Elisabethville who rallied to the revolt, the educated Kasaians, in their relations with Europeans, their African neighbors, and the plotters in Luluabourg.

Quest for the Jade Sea: Colonial Competition around an East African Lake

Introduction The Sources of the Nile A Whispered Reality A Race Across Maasai Land Visitors from Vienna An American Approaches from the South An American Arrives from the North Sportsmen and Ivory Hunters Italians at the Source Showdown on the Upper Nile An Orthodox Partnership A Courageous Young Soldier Doctor Smith Returns Replacing the Union Jacks A Lakeside Tragedy Dividing the Spoils Epilogue