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Episode 6: The Plot to Kill Patrice Lumumba
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In June of 1960, Patrice Lumumba was the first democratically elected prime minister of the Congo. By September, he would be removed from power. By December, he would be a prisoner, and by January of 1961, he would be dead. Why was this popular fighter for Congolese independence assassinated, and who was behind it?
SOURCES:
The Assassination of Lumumba by Ludo de Witte: https://www.versobooks.com/books/792-the-assassination-of-lumumba
King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40961621-king-leopold-s-ghost
32 episoder
Manage episode 274515036 series 2761039
In June of 1960, Patrice Lumumba was the first democratically elected prime minister of the Congo. By September, he would be removed from power. By December, he would be a prisoner, and by January of 1961, he would be dead. Why was this popular fighter for Congolese independence assassinated, and who was behind it?
SOURCES:
The Assassination of Lumumba by Ludo de Witte: https://www.versobooks.com/books/792-the-assassination-of-lumumba
King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40961621-king-leopold-s-ghost
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