The Assassination of Lumumba |
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| Author:
| De Witte, Ludo |
| Translator:
| Fenby, Renee
Wright, Ann |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85984-410-6 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2002 |
| Publisher: | Verso Books
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| Imprint: | Verso |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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In January 1961, seven months after Congo won independence from Belgium, the country's first elected head of state, Patrice Lumumba, was killed because of fears that he would nationalize Belgiancorporate interests in Congo.
In January 1961, seven months after Congo won independence from Belgium, the country's first elected head of state, Patrice Lumumba, was killed because of fears that he would nationalize Belgiancorporate interests in Congo.