 Vanderstraeten says that on the morning of 8 July 1960 , following a night during which all control had been lost over the soldiers , numerous ministers arrived at Camp Leopold with the aim of calming the situation . Both Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Kasa @-@ Vubu eventually arrived , and the soldiers listened to Kasa @-@ Vubu " religiously . " After his speech , Kasa @-@ Vubu and the ministers present retired into the camp canteen to hear a delegation from the soldiers . Vanderstraeten says that , according to Joseph Ileo , their demands ( revendications ) included the following : 
