Patrice Lumumba: A Revolutionary Feared by the West

On 30 June 1960, as he sat listening to King Baudouin of Belgium deliver his address to the assembled dignitaries in Léopoldville on the Congo’s independence day, the new prime minister, Patrice Lumumba, became increasingly agitated, scribbling notes furiously.


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Sources:

Africa, A Morden History, Guy Arnold.

The State of Africa , Martin Meredith

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/congo-decolonization

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Patrice-Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba , (1925–1961), SEAN JACOBS

https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/patrice-emery-lumumba

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/jan/17/patrice-lumumba-50th-anniversary-assassination

https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/social-sciences-and-law/political-science-biographies/patrice-lumumba

https://news.un.org/en/spotlight/patrice-lumumba-brian-urquhart

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/patrice-lumumba-uncompromising-independence-fighter/a-44245070

https://www.theafricareport.com/58653/drc-how-the-cia-got-under-patrice-lumumbas-skin/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/1960/jul/01/congo

https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/patrice-emery-lumumba

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/21/1106280226/belgium-colonialism-democratic-republic-congo-lumumba-tooth


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Mercy by Kai Engel

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Meditation Impromptu 03 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Arid Foothills - The Dark Contenent by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Kai Engel - Lesicia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Kai Engel - Norctune, CC BY-SA 4.0

Night Music - Kevin MacLeod

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