Relations have been bitter since 1949, when the victorious Communists expelled missionaries and formed a rival "patriotic" church.

Mwanga II took a much more aggressive approach, expelling missionaries and insisting that Christian converts abandon their faith or face death.

He was concerned that divided loyalties might lead to dangerous rebels like the Ikkō-ikki Sect of earlier years and produced his edict expelling missionaries.

His predecessor expelled most Catholic missionaries from the country, banned church lay organizations and permitted priests to offer mass only on weekends.

Diplomat Charles de Montigny's mission having failed, Genouilly's mission was to stop attempts to expel Catholic missionaries.

The church was started by the work of former LCC members and expelled missionaries from China who had worked with the LCC.

Early October - A senior Hindu leader urges the government to establish a national Christian church and expel foreign missionaries.

As a consequence the Egba expelled British missionaries and traders from the area in 1867.

Rastislav is said to have expelled missionaries of the Roman Church and instead turned to Constantinople for ecclesiastical assistance and, presumably, a degree of political support.

He expelled American missionaries and put some local Christians on trial for treason.