Military training on the field, Kananga, Congo (Democratic Republic)

Object Details

Local Numbers: EENG-I-42b, 12A.
General: Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note: Typed index card reads, "O 3 Zai. Zaire. Kananga. Simulated attack at dawn. Ecole Formation d'officiers. 5/1970. EE. neg.no. I-42b, 12A." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

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Archival Repository: Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Type: Archival materials; Negatives (photographic); Black-and-white negatives; Negatives

Collection Citation: Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Collection Rights: Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Scope and Contents: "The president is the commander-in-chief, and since 1969 Mobutu has held the portfolio of Minister of Defense. The army contains fourteen infantry, seven paratrooper, one mechanized, and four guard battalions. They have received training at different times from Belgian, French, U.S., Chinese, North Korean, and Israeli military technicians." [F. Scott Bobb, 1999: Historical Dictionary of Democratic Republic of Congo, The Scarecrow Press, Inc.]. During his trip to Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon visited the military training center at Kananga, capital of Kasai Occidental Province. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.

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