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Shaba II was an invasion of the Shaba separatist movement FNLC (6,500 Katangese gendarmes) into the Zairian province of Shaba on 11 May 1978. The Congolese National Liberation Front (FNLC) had its bases in eastern Angola and probably had the support of the Angolan government. Mobutu of Zaire appealed for foreign assistance and French and Belgian military intervention beat back the invasion just as in 1977.The FNLC captured Kolwezi.The U.S.

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rdfs:comment	Shaba II was an invasion of the Shaba separatist movement FNLC (6,500 Katangese gendarmes) into the Zairian province of Shaba on 11 May 1978. The Congolese National Liberation Front (FNLC) had its bases in eastern Angola and probably had the support of the Angolan government. Mobutu of Zaire appealed for foreign assistance and French and Belgian military intervention beat back the invasion just as in 1977.The FNLC captured Kolwezi.The U.S.
foaf:name	Shaba II
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causalties	Belgium United States 1 killed France: 1 aircraft slightly damaged. 11 killed, 20 wounded Civilian: 500 killed European civilians: 120 killed Military: 14 killed, 8 wounded Zaire:
combatant	Angola * Supported by Front for the National Liberation of the Congo(FNLC)
commander	Giscard Destaing, Valery Stetson, John Charles Leo Tindemans Mobutu dbpedia:Guy_Méry dbpedia:Nathaniel_Mbumba
is part of military conflict	Angolan Civil War dbpedia:Cold_War
place of military conflict	Katanga Province ''
result	Zairianvictory; mutual end of support for other nations' rebel groups
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo_-_Katanga.svg?width=300
is battle of	Erulin, Philippe (2e Régiment étranger de parachutistes) French Foreign Legion United States Air Force
is is part of military conflict of	Battle of Kolwezi
is used in war of	(MAT-49) MAS-49

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