Patrice Lumumba: A Revolutionary Feared by the West

African Biographics February 10, 2023
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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. *************************************************************************** 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 ************************************************************************ Music: Mercy by Kai Engel Music by Scott Buckley www.scottbuckley.com.au CC BY-SA 4.0 Meditation Impromptu 03 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100161 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ 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/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100437 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Kai Engel - Lesicia, CC BY-SA 4.0 Kai Engel - Norctune, CC BY-SA 4.0 Night Music - Kevin MacLeod #congo #lumumba