Congo Leader In Custody: President Moise Tshombe of Katanga is glum faced as he sits in a wicker chair under guard by troops of the Congolese central government after his arrest at Coquilhatville Airport on April 26th, 1961. Officer in the background is not identified. Tshombe, held after walking out of the Coquilhatville political conference in disgust, is reported to be still under armed guard in a Coquilhatville villa

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Provenance

Laura Hercher, New York, New York; given to present collection, 2022.

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