KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s government says the mausoleum of assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba in the capital, Kinshasa, has been vandalized. It's not immediately clear wheth ...

But Mr. Lumumba offered only the friendship of an independent Congo, while the government seemed to demand the commitment of a dependent nation. Making a pathetic joke out of respect for "duly ...

Patrice Lumumba (Congo, 1961) Perhaps the most tragic case ... Gaddafi had been pushing for: A gold-backed African currency, which would have reduced dependence on Western financial institutions.

Listen to Patrice Lumumba's announcing Belgian Congo's independence followed by an Independence cha-cha-cha Within days things fell apart. The army mutinied against Belgian officers. The main ...

The independence ceremony for The Congo, held on 30 June, 1960. Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba delivers his independence speech. | Congo Press/Wikimedia Commons The Congo gained independence from ...

Congo’s government says the mausoleum of assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba in the capital, Kinshasa, has been vandalized. It's not immediately clear whether Lumumba’s remains ...