Witness History: Witness Archive 2015 - Patrice Lumumba

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Congo's first prime minister, the African nationalist, Patrice Lumumba, was deposed with the backing of Western governments just months after coming to power. He was then handed over to his enemies, and murdered in detention in January 1961.

(Photo: Patrice Lumumba arrested after trying to flee Leopoldville, Novermber 1 1960. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

Published on Friday, 23rd January 2015.

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