Homage to the Siege of Jadotville
Sarajevo Irish Festival | Movie
18 Mar / 13:30
Where:
- Meeting Point Cinema (Kino Meeting Point)
- Hamdije Kreševljakovića 13
- +387 33 668 186
- info@kinomeetingpoint.ba
- www.kinomeetingpoint.ba
The Siege of Jadotville took place in September 1961, during the United Nations intervention in the Katanga conflict in Congo-Léopoldville, in Central Africa.
“A” Company, 35th Battalion (UN service) of the Irish Army ONUC contingent was attacked by Katanga Gendarmerie troops loyal to the Katangese Prime Minister Moise Tshombe. The lightly armed Irish soldiers, besieged in Jadotville (modern Likasi), resisted Katangese assaults for six days as a relief force of Irish and Swedish troops unsuccessfully attempted to reach the Irish force.
The outnumbered Irish company was eventually forced to surrender after ammunition and supplies were exhausted, but not before inflicting heavy casualties on the Katangese and their mercenaries.
They were held as prisoners of war for approximately one month, with no loss of life. It was the last engagement of the United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) peacekeeping mission to use Irish and Swedish troops in hostile action.
After a movie, at 4:00 pm visitors can talk about The Siege of Jadotville with Leo Quinlan (son of Commandant Pat Quinlan) and Conor Quinlan (grandson of Commandant Pat Quinlan) who was also actor in Netflix movie about The Siege of Jadotville.
Event is a part of the second Sarajevo Irish Festival, with a rich cultural and entertaining programme will run from March 16th to March 18th 2017.
Visit SIF website for more details.
Free entrance.