02/05/2026
June 30, 1960.
Congo celebrated independence
from Belgium.
Their first elected Prime Minister β
Patrice Lumumba β
stood before his people and said:
"Congo's wealth belongs
to Congolese people."
He had 67 days.
What happened next:
π΄ The CIA station chief in Congo
sent an urgent cable to Washington:
"Lumumba must be eliminated"
π΄ Declassified documents confirm
President Eisenhower personally
approved his assassination
π΄ Belgium sent agents to assist
π΄ He was captured, beaten in front
of international cameras, flown
to Katanga and tortured for days
π΄ Executed by firing squad
January 17, 1961 β
just 67 days after independence
π΄ His body was dissolved in acid
to destroy the evidence
π΄ A Belgian police officer kept
his tooth as a souvenir
It sat in a Belgian home
for 60 years
Belgium returned it in 2022
Why did they kill him?
Because Congo has $24 TRILLION
in mineral wealth.
And he wanted it for
Congolese people.
Belgium formally apologised
for his murder in 2002.
The CIA has never apologised.
Congo is still one of the
poorest countries on earth.
Lumumba's son Patrick
is still alive today.
He has watched his father's
murderers die peacefully
in their beds.
With their wealth intact.
If you are African American β
this is YOUR history too.
They took you from here.
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