has a "black mark" hanging over it in the shape of the assassination in 1961 by Belgium-backed rebels of Congo independence ...

Patrice Lumumba the first Prime Minister of the newly independent African state The Congo To fellow Africans he was a hero the man who had won his countrys independence from the Belgians But for ...

Patrice Lumumba,” published in the UN News, Urquhart argues that United Nations failed to prevent Lumumba’s arrest and became a victim of the assassination supported by the United States to ...

Director Johan Grimonprez discusses Soundtrack to a Coup d'État, his powerful exploration of Congo's decolonization struggle, in conversation with Peter Mertens, Belgian political leader and author of ...