Malcolm
X called him the most impressive black man ever to walk the African continent.
Just six months after becoming the first prime minister of the newly
independent Republic of the Congo
(later called the Democratic
Republic of the Congo ), and two days before
John F. Kennedy’s inauguration in January 1961, Patrice Lumumba was shot down
by a firing squad. But Lumumba’s surprising path and sudden death serve as a
powerful reminder that for political leaders in many parts of the world, true
reform has only one major prerequisite: survival.
Few countries today are as
troubled as the
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Monday, February 29, 2016
Patrice Lumumba: An Amazing Story
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