Operation Rum Punch
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Operation Rum Punch or Operation Rampunch[4] was a military action undertaken by United Nations peacekeeping forces on 28 August 1961 against the military of the State of Katanga, a secessionist state from the Republic of the Congo in central Africa. UN troops arrested 79 foreign mercenaries and officers employed by Katanga with little conflict.
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Operation Rum Punch | |
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Part of the Congo Crisis | |
Location | Élisabethville and various localities in northern Katanga |
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Objective | Arrest of European mercenaries employed by the State of Katanga |
Date | 28 August 1961 04:00 – 15:00 |
Executed by | ONUC[lower-alpha 1] |
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Casualties | 1 ONUC soldier wounded[lower-alpha 2] |
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