On January 17, 1961 Congolese National Movement and Republic of Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo) leader, Patrice Lumumba, was murdered in cold blood by Katanga militants at the behest of the CIA and Belgian government. CIA puppet Mobutu Sese Seko (known as just Mobutu) was installed as military dictator.
Lemumba is remembered as the leader that ended the Belgian colonial rule that began under the genocidal King Leopold II in the 19th century. For the first time in nearly a century, the people of the Congo were free to lead their own destiny. Lumumba was so highly regarded the Soviet people that they built a university in Moscow in his honor called the Lumumba University to provide free education for Africans.
Western corporate media aired the footage of Lemumba’s capture, torture, and murder to insult and send a warning to the national liberation movements around the world.
Patrice Lemumba will go down in history as one of the great brave leaders who stood up to the bully of the world, Corporate America.
Patrice Lumumba, presenté.
