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Name: Death in the Congo: Murdering Patrice Lumumba by Emmanuel Gerard (Author), Bruce Kuklick (Author)
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"Death in the Congo: Murdering Patrice Lumumba" by Emmanuel Gerard and Bruce Kuklick analyzes the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo after its independence from Belgium in 1960. Lumumba was a nationalist leader who sought to unify the Congo and assert its sovereignty, but his vision faced strong opposition from western powers and internal rivals.

Lumumba was dismissed by the president and arrested amid political turmoil, including a secessionist movement in the mineral-rich province of Katanga. On January 17, 1961, Lumumba was executed by a firing squad led by Katangan authorities with Belgian involvement, while the US and other western countries covertly supported his removal due to Cold War fears of Soviet influence in Africa.

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The book explores the geopolitical interests and covert operations by Belgium, the United States, and other actors that contributed to Lumumba’s murder, discussing the wider colonial and Cold War context. It details the brutal circumstances of his death, the subsequent dismemberment of his body to prevent a burial site, and the longstanding impact his assassination had on Congolese history and African independence movements.

The assassination symbolized the violent suppression of post-colonial African self-determination and serves as a somber reminder of Cold War power struggles played out in newly independent states.