Wamba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Wamba is a town of 17,373 people in Haut-Uele, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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About Wamba
Wamba is a town in Haut-Uele province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that is the administrative centre of Wamba Territory.
From the Wikipedia article Wamba, Haut-Uele (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
History
The Apostolic Vicariate of Wamba was established in 1949 and was promoted to the Diocese of Wamba in 1959.
During the Simba Rebellion, in December 1964 rebels held 250 white hostages in Wamba. Two mercenary rescue columns reached the town at the end of the year. They found that 28 whites had been brutally killed, mostly Belgians, including the Bishop Monsignor Joseph-Pierre Albert Wittebols. 121 whites were still alive, mainly Greeks who had provided cash and cooperated with the rebels in exchange for their lives.
From the History section of Wamba, Haut-Uele on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Isiro Matari (IRP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 88 km away.
- Isiro 81 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
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