Free Download Murder in the Congo: The Assassination of Patrice Lumumba and the Western Cover-Up by Conrad Matthews
English | July 5, 2025 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0FGWRVT5Q | 330 pages | EPUB | 0.44 Mb
On January 17, 1961, Patrice Lumumba-Congo's first democratically elected Prime Minister-was brutally executed in a remote clearing. His death was not just the silencing of a leader but the calculated removal of a powerful voice for African independence. What followed was a decades-long effort by Belgian officials, the CIA, and Congolese collaborators to erase the truth, destroy evidence, and reshape history.
Murder in the Congo uncovers the chilling details behind one of the most consequential assassinations of the Cold War. Drawing from declassified CIA files, Belgian parliamentary investigations, and eyewitness testimony, this gripping exposé reveals:How Western powers Descriptionted Lumumba's downfall from the moment he took officeThe roles of the CIA, Belgian agents, and Congolese rivals in orchestrating his deathThe deliberate destruction and manipulation of official documentsThe long-suppressed truth brought to light by whistleblowers and investigative journalistsThe haunting legacy of Lumumba's murder on modern Africa and global geopoliticsThis is not just a story of one man's murder. It is a sobering examination of how democracies betray their ideals, how colonial powers rewrite history, and how justice is still being demanded over sixty years later.
Perfect for readers of Cold War history, African politics, or political true crime, Murder in the Congo is a powerful and meticulously researched account of a truth that was never meant to surface.
Code:
Bitte
Anmelden
oder
Registrieren
um Code Inhalt zu sehen!
