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Family seeks justice for Lumumba, DR Congo's murdered hero


Family seeks justice for Lumumba, DR Congo s murdered hero
AFP
1/15/2021
AFP
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People stand next to a giant effigy of Patrice Lumumba at ceremonies in Brussels in 2018 to inaugurate a square honouring the assassinated independence hero (file picture / Belga)
Will justice ever be served for Patrice Lumumba?
Aged just 35, the charismatic hero of Belgian Congo s independence was assassinated 60 years ago in a plot linked to the fledgling nation s colonial master.
He was shot by firing squad by Katangese separatists and Belgian mercenaries on January 17, 1961 in southeastern Congo during the chaotic first months of independence.
His body, dissolved in acid, was never found, except for one tooth. ....

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Unfinished History: 60 Years After The Murder Of DRC Hero Lumumba


Unfinished History: 60 Years After The Murder Of DRC Hero Lumumba
By Samir TOUNSI, Samir Tounsi and Lucien Kahozi
01/15/21 AT 5:24 AM
A lonely statue of DR Congo s independence hero Patrice Lumumba marks the spot where he was assassinated 60 years ago on Sunday, weeds encroaching on the unfinished and largely forgotten roadside memorial.
The neglected site does not reflect the adoration the country has for its first prime minister, but its incomplete state could symbolise the unfinished legacy of a man killed just months after taking office.
His family are still seeking justice, with a war crimes investigation in its final phases in former colonial ruler Belgium. DR Congo is also preparing for Belgium to return all that remains of Lumumba a single tooth. ....

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