Tshombe

American  

[chom-bey] / ˈtʃɒm beɪ /

noun

1. Moise Kapenda 1919–69, African political leader in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: prime minister 1964–65.

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Tshombe British  

/ ˈtʃɒmbɪ /

noun

1. Moise (məʊˈiːz). 1919–69, Congolese statesman. He led the secession of Katanga (1960) from the newly independent Congo; forced into exile (1963) but returned (1964–65) as premier of the Congo; died in exile

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Example Sentences

“You can feel the excitement,” said Tshombe Selby, a tenor who plays a tailor.

From New York Times

Mr. Hoare’s commercial soldiering began in 1961, when he traveled to Congo to fight for Moise Tshombe, who sought to establish a breakaway state in the wealthy Katanga province.

From Washington Post

But it was in 1961 that he was introduced to Moïse Tshombe - a Congolese politician and businessman who would go on to become prime minister of the Congo three years later.

From BBC

In 1964, Mr Tshombe hired Mr Hoare to take on the communist-backed Simba rebellion.

From BBC

The film’s researchers also claim to have corroborated a theory that a now-deceased Belgian mercenary pilot, Jan van Risseghem, flying a French-built Fouga Magister belonging to the forces of Moïse Tshombe, the Katangese rebel leader, attacked and destroyed Mr. Hammarskjold’s plane.

From New York Times