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CIA hand seen in Patrice Lumumba death
PHOTO/FILE Patrice Lumumba, taken in 1960. He was assassinated in January 1961.
Posted Friday, January 27 2012 at 20:53
On January 17, 1961, Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba was executed.
His body was later sawed and doused in acid by Belgian police Commissioner Gerald Soete, to obliterate evidence in what has gone down as Africa’s “most important assassination of the 20th century.”
In 2000, Soete showed a Belgian TV crew Lumumba’s tooth that he kept as a memento.
Lumumba was murdered together with Joseph Okito, deputy president of the Congolese senate and Maurice Mpolo, Minister for Information.
In, The Assassination of Patrice Lumumba, Belgian sociologist Ludo de Witte, notes that the murders were carried out by Belgian security agents with the nod of the CIA, who had missed doing the same via less gruesome means.
The Eisenhower administration feared Lumumba’s open support of Communism would place the mineral rich country at the hands of their archrivals, the Soviets.
Lumumba, who despite his foresight and charisma, barely went past primary education, had to be stopped.
And as CIA director Allen Dulles wrote at the time: “…we conclude that his (Lumumba’s) removal must be an urgent and prime objective.”
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Submitted by papadaadPosted January 28, 2012 09:39 PM
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Submitted by wawerugithiri
Everyone knows CIA has committed serious crimes especially against Africa and latin america.................No wonder they can't ratify the Rome statute.
Posted January 28, 2012 06:45 PM -
Submitted by keynotes1972
Another example of a fundamental difference between a individual-self-centered Westerner and the naive collective African spirit that trust even their worst foe for being white. Often, a Westerner's interest in a place, people, country or issues is selfishly motivated. The Question Western; nations/ and individuals has is, what is there for me? Not what is good for them. Most Africans read Westerner as always altruistic, charitable and concerned. A cultural fallacy that makes us trust in the best of everyone else. Thus we are taken advantage of our good will and respect interpreted as weakness and natural inclination to servitude.
Posted January 28, 2012 06:05 PM -
Submitted by Boaboa
And you want to tell me these are the so called Africa's 'development partners'!
Posted January 28, 2012 11:00 AM -
Submitted by kalungawanje
Nothing new. every one, well at least those intrested in african affairs, knows about this.
Posted January 28, 2012 08:07 AM
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Kudos to CIA. That was a very democratic move. Removing Lumumba through a bullet. I love democracy and its archagent.