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The American Role in Lumumba's Murder

American officials plotted to assassinate Lumumba, the Congo's first prime minister, in 1960. While a CIA plan to poison him was abandoned, U.S. officials enabled his overthrow, supported his opposition, and secretly approved his transfer to executioners who murdered him on January 17, 1961.
July 21, 2026

ALSO SEE: "Case Closed: The CIA Murder of John Lennon" - "On John Lennon’s Murder: Don’t Softsoap Me – Gimme Some Truth" Giles Harvey NY Review of Books | November 30, 2010 When the Beatles called on Elvis at his rented Bel Air mansion in August 1965, the odds of a pleasant evening were always going to be long.

July 21, 2026

ALSO SEE: "Case Closed: The CIA Murder of John Lennon" - "On John Lennon’s Murder: Don’t Softsoap Me – Gimme Some Truth" Giles Harvey NY Review of Books | November 30, 2010 When the Beatles called on Elvis at his rented Bel Air mansion in August 1965, the odds of a pleasant evening were always going to be long.