Émile Janssens
(1902-1989)
Belgian colonial general
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Émile Robert Alphonse Hippolyte Janssens (15 June 1902 – 4 December 1989) was a Belgian military officer and colonial official, best known for his command of the Force Publique at the start of the Congo Crisis. He described himself as the "Little Maniac" (French: Petit Maniaque) and was a staunch disciplinarian, but his refusal to see Congolese independence as marking a change in the nature of his command has been cited as the immediate cause of the mutiny by the Force Publique in July 1960 that plunged Congo-Léopoldville into chaos and anarchy.
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15 June 1902 Schaerbeek, Belgium
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4 December 1989 (aged 87) Brussels, Belgium
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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