Een problematische erfenis: België en de moord op Lumumba

A troublesome legacy: Belgium and the assassination of Lumumba Patrice Lumumba was executed in January 1961, shortly after having been ousted as the first prime minister of newly independent Congo. Almost immediately, the question arose whether, and to what extent, the Belgian authorities (including the Royal House) had been implicated in the murder. The Belgian government had been antagonistic towards the 'troublesome' nationalist Lumumba from the start. At first the 'establishment'-view dominated: Belgium was not guilty. At the most, it bore a moral responsibility for the murder. In 1999, th... Mehr ...