Hostages in Congo

An Account of the Tragic Events that Took Place in the Insangi Mission Territory during the Congolese Rebellion

von Harrie L. M. Tielemans

280 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Amid the chaos of the Congo Crisis and the Simba Rebellion of 1964-1965, the world watched as thousands of civilians and Christian missionaries were swept behind rebel lines. Among them was the Dutch Montfortian priest, Father Harrie Tielemans. His memoir-published here for the first time in English-depicts the collapse of social order and the harrowing captivity endured by a devoted band of missionaries. In this account, four missionaries suffer brutal martyrdom: Sister Marie Antoinette of the United States; Sister Anne-Françoise of Belgium; and Brother Clemens and Father Leo Ammerlaan of the Netherlands. From the initial rebel expansion to the desperate rescue missions of 1964, this edition restores a nearly forgotten chapter of 20th-century history at the intersection of African decolonization and the Cold War. Enlivened by the evocative drawings of Dutch artist Huub Schimmer along with contemporary photographs, this book is a vital visual and textual record of a nation in upheaval. Tielemans' narrative offers an unvarnished look at the human cost of post-independence struggle and the resilience of a church under fire.

• Reihe: Lulu.com
• ISBN: 9781105455391
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 13.04.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Lulu Press
• Übersetzung: J. Frederick Rogers