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On this day, January 17, 1961, Patrice Lumumba was assassinated.
Dave Weigel RetweetedPatrice 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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• 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.
Tue Jan 17, 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.