Africa Will Write Its Own History.’ Who Was Patrice Lumumba?

Remembering the African leader after a Brussels court this week ordered a retired Belgian diplomat stand trial for his 1961 assassination.

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NYTimes: Africa Will Write Its Own History.’ Who Was Patrice Lumumba?.

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