Belgium returns tooth of independence hero Lumumba to DR Con

Belgium returns tooth of independence hero Lumumba to DR Congo capital

Slain Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba’s only surviving remains, a single tooth, on Monday arrived in Kinshasa, where it is due to be laid to rest later this week.
The nationalist politician became an anti-colonial icon when he delivered a fiery speech against racism on June 30, 1960, when his native central African country proclaimed independence from Belgium.
However, Lumumba, the country’s first post-independence prime minister, was overthrown that September.
Separatists from the southern region of Katanga and Belgian mercenaries executed him and two close supporters in January 1961.
His body was dissolved in acid after he was killed, but a Belgian police officer

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