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American History

mahatmakanejeeves

(60,985 posts) Tue Jan 17, 2023, 06:19 AM Jan 2023

On this day, January 17, 1961, Patrice Lumumba was assassinated.

Sun Jan 17, 2021: On this day, January 17, 1961, Patrice Lumumba was assassinated.

Dave Weigel Retweeted

Patrice Lumumba was a radical leader of the Congolese independence movement who resisted Belgian colonialism and corporate interests. That’s why he was assassinated in a US-backed coup 60 years ago today.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_17

• 1961 – Former Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba is murdered in circumstances suggesting the support and complicity of the governments of Belgium and the United States.

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On this day, January 17, 1961, Patrice Lumumba was assassinated. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 OP

Eisenhower was involved in the CIA coup that gave the Congo Mobutu. Thanks Ike. Not. panader0 Jan 2023 #1

panader0

(25,816 posts)

1. Eisenhower was involved in the CIA coup that gave the Congo Mobutu. Thanks Ike. Not.

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Tue Jan 17, 2023, 01:50 PM

Jan 2023

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