Editing Laurent-Désiré Kabila (section)

=== 1960s Congo Crisis ===
{{See also|Congo Crisis}}
Shortly after the Congo achieved independence in 1960, [[State of Katanga|Katanga seceded]] under the leadership of [[Moïse Tshombe]]. Kabila organised the [[Baluba]] in an anti-secessionist rebellion in [[Manono, Democratic Republic of the Congo|Manono]]. In September 1962 a new province, [[Tanganyika Province|North Katanga]], was established. He became a member of the provincial assembly{{sfn|Colvin|1968|p=169}} and served as chief of cabinet for Minister of Information Ferdinand Tumba.{{sfn|Dunn|2004|p=54}} In September 1963 he and other young members of the assembly were forced to resign, facing allegations of communist sympathies.{{sfn|Colvin|1968|p=169}}

Kabila established himself as a supporter of hard-line Lumumbist [[Prosper Mwamba Ilunga]]. When the Lumumbists formed the [[Conseil National de Libération]], he was sent to eastern Congo to help organize a revolution, in particular in the [[Kivu]] and North Katanga provinces. This revolution was part of the larger [[Simba rebellion]]s happening in the provinces at the time.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Congo : the epic history of a people|last=Van Reybrouck, David|others=Garrett, Sam|year=2014|isbn=9780007562916 |location=London|pages=322|oclc=875627937}}</ref> In 1965, Kabila set up a cross-border rebel operation from [[Kigoma]], Tanzania, across [[Lake Tanganyika]].{{sfn|Dunn|2004|p=54}}