Assassination of Patrice Lumumba

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Assassination of Patrice Lumumba 1960-1961

Belgian Control of the Congo: 1884-1960 Image retrieved from: http://www.loc.gov/resource/g8200.ct002495/

Decolonization in Africa Image retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Africa_independence_dates.svg

Pressure for Independence Image retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anefo_910-9738_De_Congolese.jpg Patrice Lumumba at the round table in Belgium, 1960

An Independent Congolese Government Image on left retrieved from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/PatricelumumbaIISG.jpg Image in center retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Kasa-Vubu_in_Israel.png Image on right retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Moise_Tshombe_cropped.jpg Patrice Lumumba Head of MNC Named Prime Minister Joseph Kasavubu Head of Bakongo Abako Named President Moise Tshombe Head of Conakat Leader of state of Katanga

Troubles for Lumumba Image adapted from: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo_-_Katanga.svg and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo#mediaviewer/File:Location_DR_Congo_AU_Africa.svg

Lumumba speaking with supporters in effort to regain office, 1960 Removed from Power Image retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002712102/ Lumumba speaking with supporters in effort to regain office, 1960

Assassination in Katanga Image retrieved from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LumumbaLeipzig.JPG Monument for Patrice Lumumba in Leipzig, Germany

Central Historical Question Why was Patrice Lumumba assassinated?