Description: Death in the Congo: Murdering Patrice Lumumba Author: Gerard, E.; Kuklick, Bruce Title: Death in the Congo: Murdering Patrice Lumumba Publication: Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 2015 Edition: First printing (stated) Description: Hardcover. xiii, 276 pages: illustrations, maps; 25 cm. Sparse pencil (easily erased) else near fine this in near fine jacket. "When Belgium relinquished colonial control of the Congo in June 1960, a charismatic thirty-five-year-old African nationalist, Patrice Lumumba, became prime minister of the new republic. Yet stability immediately broke down. A mutinous Congolese Army spread havoc, while Katanga Province in southeast Congo seceded altogether. Belgium dispatched its military to protect its citizens, and the United Nations soon intervened with its own peacekeeping troops. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, both the Soviet Union and the United States maneuvered to turn the crisis to their Cold War advantage. A coup in September secretly aided by the UN toppled Lumumba's government. In January 1961, armed men drove Lumumba to a secluded corner of the Katanga bush, stood him up beside a hastily dug grave, and shot him. His rule as Africa's first democratically elected leader had lasted ten weeks. Fifty years later, the murky circumstances and tragic symbolism of Lumumba's assassination still trouble many people around the world. Emmanuel Gerard and Bruce Kuklick pursue events through a web of international politics, revealing a tangled history in which many people black and white, well-meaning and ruthless, African, European, and American bear responsibility for this crime."—Publisher. // Contents: The Congo of the Belgians. Independence. The empire strikes back. The Cold War comes to Africa. Dag Hammarskjöld and the UN. The government falls. Mobutu. Africans against Lumumba. The Central Intelligence Agency. The return of the Belgians. Lumumba imperiled. Killing Lumumba. Epilogue. Notes. Essay on sources. Seller ID: 102868 Subject: History BIBLIOPE by CALVELLO BOOKS Fine & Unusual Books, Art & Collectibles. Since 1987. Terms All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: Gerard, E.; Kuklick, Bruce
Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge
Year Printed: 2015
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Subject: History
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