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Evening newscasts of a leader of this country opened with him descending through clouds like a god. Moise Tshombe (“mwa-EEZ chom-BAY”) led a secessionist (15[1])state in this country, (-5[1])where Christophe Gbenye’s (“KREES-tof gbeh-NYEH’s”) Simba Rebellion (15[1])was launched in support of a man who was ousted by Joseph Kasa-Vubu in (15[1])1960. (15[2])This country’s president Patrice (15[1])(*) Lumumba (10[2])ruled (10[1])before a five-year “Crisis” named for it, (-5[1])after which the US-backed Mobutu Sese Seko was installed. Katanga was a breakaway region of, for 10 points, what country, formerly known as Zaire (“zai-ear”) and led from Kinshasa? ■END■ (10[2])

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