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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

Ronald Reagan's image-maker15 October 2007Michael Keith Deaver, political adviser and lobbyist: born Bakersfield, California 11 April 1938; Deputy Chief of Staff to Ronald Reagan 1981-1985; married 1968 (one son, one daughter); died Bethesda, Maryland 18 August 2007.