“The decision to eliminate the first Congolese prime minister was taken by American and other officials at the highest level,” he told Al Jazeera. Though Lumumba had friends both inside and ou ...

Not so. To Military Boss Colonel Joseph Mobutu’s headquarters came an alarming telegram from Stanleyville: DEMAND IMMEDIATE LIBERATION PRIME MINISTER LUMUMBA . . . IF NOT WILL ARREST ALL ...

As with any subject, history can be explored in a number of ways. In high school and college, students might study it through ...

Ugly politics. Ugly, deadly politics. Congo elected President Joseph Kasa-Vubu and Prime Minister Lumumba as its leaders, and the latter tackled the task of releasing the country from the ruling ...