Political assassination. colonial style : the execution of Patrice Lumumba / Death :
Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the newly independent Congo, was a hero to his fellow Africans but a communist threat to the West. The West believed Lumumba was pro-Soviet and would open the door to communist control of this mineral rich region. Within months of becoming Prime Minister...
| Format: | Video |
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| Language: | English French German |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
| Published: |
Wheeling, IL :
Film Ideas, Inc.,
2010.
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| Series: | Political assassination.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the newly independent Congo, was a hero to his fellow Africans but a communist threat to the West. The West believed Lumumba was pro-Soviet and would open the door to communist control of this mineral rich region. Within months of becoming Prime Minister in 1960, Lumumba was ousted in a military coup, inspired by the West. It was led by a turncoat colonel, Desire Mobutu who would be Congo's military dictator for the next thirty years. In early December 1960, Patrice Lumumba and two of his Ministers were killed by members of the Belgian Secret Service. None of the murderers, or the men behind them, has ever been indicted, but Lumumba's voice still echoes throughout Africa today. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed April 16, 2018). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (53 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 00:53:02 |
| Production Credits: | Executive producers, Michel Noll and Heribert Blondiau ; photography, Floria Giefer ; sound, Rena Giefer ; music, Michael Kadelbach. |
| ISBN: | 1605723460 9781605723464 |