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Buried or commemorated at the enclosure

 * Jozef Baeckelmans
 * Mathieu Bodson
 * Arthur Hellmann

Michael Hoyt

Michael Phelps Evans Hoyt (Chicago, 16 November 1929 — Santa Fe, 14 December 2016) was an American Foreign Service Officer and, as his country's consul in Stanleyville, a hostage for 111 days during the Simba rebellion. Book

Early life and family
Michael Hoyt was born in 1929 as the son of Frank and Elizabeth Hoyt. His father

Congolese accreditation crisis at the United Nations The Congolese accreditation crisis at the United Nations took place when two delegations claiming to be the authorised representatives of the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) presented themselves at the United Nations Security Council in September 1960. The United Nations General Assembly eventually decided to accept the credentials of the delegation of President Kasavubu, thereby bypassing the delegation of deposed Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba.

Background
On 30 June 1960, the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) gained its independence from Belgium. Joseph Kasavubu became the first President of the country, and Patrice Lumumba its first Prime Minister. The first representative of the country to the United Nations was Thomas Kanza. Amidst mounting international and internal pressure, Kasavubu decided to dismiss Lumumba and six other members of his government on 5 September 1960 through a presidential ordinance signed by Resident Minister in Belgium Albert Delvaux and Minister of Foreign Affairs Justin Bomboko. This was notably motivated by the behaviour of the troops of the ANC during the Invasion of South Kasai: Lumumba combined the positions of Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense. Kasavubu then appointed Joseph Iléo as the new Prime Minister. On 11 September, the Iléo government sent a delegation headed by Bomboko to the United Nations. Both delegations then concurrently presented themselves at the Security Council, which refused to listen to Lumumba's delgation on 14 September. The government of the unrecognised State of Katanga also sent a delegation headed by Foreign Affairs Minister Evariste Kimba to the United Nations on 6 November.