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Since the 1960s he has been involved in numerous postcolonial conflicts (Yemen, Iran, Nigeria, Benin, Gabon, Angola, Kabinda, Zaire, Comoros). He had French support in several of them. | Since the 1960s he has been involved in numerous postcolonial conflicts (Yemen, Iran, Nigeria, Benin, Gabon, Angola, Kabinda, Zaire, Comoros). He had French support in several of them. | ||
==Early activities== | |||
Between 1960 and 1963 he was one of the leaders of the Katanga uprising, aided by [[Moïse Tshombe]]. In 1963-64 he served in Yemen in support of the royalist army. He returned to Zaire in 1965 to fight the communist rebels, in 1975 he fought in Angola for [[UNITA]] and in 1977 he attempted a coup in Benin. | Between 1960 and 1963 he was one of the leaders of the Katanga uprising, aided by [[Moïse Tshombe]]. In 1963-64 he served in Yemen in support of the royalist army. He returned to Zaire in 1965 to fight the communist rebels, in 1975 he fought in Angola for [[UNITA]] and in 1977 he attempted a coup in Benin. | ||