Tim Butcher

Both Belgium and the United States should be called to account for the death of Patrice Lumumba

A review of Death in the Congo by Emmanuel Gerard and Bruce Kuklick reveals the full scandal of a 50-year-old murder

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  • Death in the Congo: Murdering Patrice Lumumba

    Emmanuel Gerard and Bruce Kuklick

    Harvard, pp. 276

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