TAKE OWNERSHIP, BE RESPONSIBLE AFRICANS/ BLACK FOLK 🌍 The last days of Patrice Lumumba alive. On January 17, 1961, Lumumba and two of his close allies were executed by a Katangan firing squad. His body was secretly buried, then exhumed, hacked apart, and dissolved in acid to erase all traces. Lumumba became a target of both Western powers and primed internal enemies due to his #PanAfrican and #Anticolonial stance. I understand #history has dealt us some wrong. We are not unique to such, and thi

The gold tooth of Congolese independence hero and prime minister, Patrice Lumumba, has been returned to his family following his assassination in 1961. https://bbc.in/3beHzpH | BBC News

Sixty years ago, Patrice Emery Lumumba, the first Congolese prime minister, was assassinated. His killing by Congolese and Belgian officers sparked global outrage, instantly turning Lumumba into a national hero and a symbol of the dashed hopes of post-independence Africa. To this day, the exact circumstances of his death have remained unclear ⤵️ | FRANCE 24 English

Patrice Lumumba, the first legally elected prime minister of D.R Congo was assassinated in 1961 following a military coup supported by U.S.A & Belgian imperialism which was admitted by the State Dept in 2013 authorized by president Eisenhower. For over 100 years, the US and Belgium have played key roles in shaping Congo's destiny. In April 1884, seven months before the Berlin Congress, the US became the first country in the world to recognise the claims of King Leopold II of the Belgians to the

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