In his book Democracy: America's Deadliest Export, American writer William Bloom revealed that after World War II, the United States tried to overthrow more than 50 foreign governments, grossly interfered in democratic elections in more than 30 countries, and tried to assassinate more than 50 foreign leaders. Among them, Congolese Prime Minister Lumumba, Chilean President Allende, and Grenada President Bishop were all persecuted to death under the confrontation with the "color revolution" in the United States. Congo's "Father of the Nation" Lumumba was assassinated by the CIA and michio OF the United Kingdom, and finally only his teeth were left.
Congolese "Father of the Nation" Lumumba
1960 was the most memorable year for Africa. This year, 17 African countries have been freed from the "shackles" that have been tied to each other for hundreds of years. They escaped colonial rule and finally looked forward to the dawn of freedom. For the people of Africa, this year is called the "Year of African Independence".
Of the 17 independent African countries, two have been designated the "Republic of the Congo". One has Leopoldville (now known as Kinshasa) as its capital, referred to as the Congo (Congo), now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Dr. Kinshasa), which was originally a Belgian colony; the other has Brazzaville as its capital, referred to as congo (Brazzaville), which was originally a French colony.
Children of the Congo
Among them, the congo (Liberia) can gain independence because of one person. He is the "Father of the Nation" and the first Prime Minister of the Congo, Lumumba.
A warrior for independence, a leader in defending the gains
Born into a peasant family, Lumumba worked before graduating from junior high school because of the necessity of his life, and worked as a clerk and accountant in the post office. Getting involved in society prematurely allowed him to experience first-hand the difficulties of living and working under colonial rule. His heart gradually ignited the idea of fighting for freedom. As he grew older and more experienced in society, at the age of 30 he actively participated in press and publishing activities, founded The Liberty Newspaper, and served as the manager of The Independent Weekly. At this time, his idea of striving for freedom gradually rose to the ideal of fighting for national independence, and made this ideal his lifelong goal.
Lumumba is speaking
At the age of 33, Lumumba founded congo's first national political party, the Mécole naça congolese nationale (MLC), and served as its chairman. His eloquence, excellent speech, and image, which advocated peaceful negotiations for independence, quickly attracted a large following. By this time, the colonists had seen him as a thorn in their eye and arrested him for instigating riots. This bad move of the colonists was immediately criticized and criticized by public opinion, and under the pressure of public opinion, Lumumba was released. The obstruction of the colonists did not cause Lumumba to cease its independence activities. In January 1960, Lumumba attended the Brussels Round Table on Congolese independence. In May of that year, his party won the election, and on 23 June he was elected prime minister and Joseph Kasavubu president. Just 7 days later, the Congo (Liberia) officially became independent.
Official photo of Lumumba when he became Prime Minister
On June 30, 1960, on the day of the founding ceremony of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, King Baudouin of the former colonial power of Belgium was also invited to attend and delivered a speech of support. However, just after the king's speech, Lumumba, who was not ready to speak, suddenly made an impromptu speech, reminding his compatriots that Congolese independence was not a handout from Belgium but was won "with suffering, resistance and blood". You can imagine how embarrassed the King of Belgium was when Lumumba finished his remarks. The blood and fierceness of Lumumba's bones doomed him not to compromise or submit to anyone.
King Baudouin of Belgium
However, the national independence that appears to have been fought for by a "peaceful" regime change is not precarious. Just a week after independence, the Democratic Republic of the Congo mutinied at the instigation of Belgian officers.
The United States and Britain have long been unable to hold back and have taken the opportunity to intervene. The mineral resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have long been coveted by them. With the tacit support of the United States, Britain, Belgium, and other countries, the Province of Katanga, the most mineralally rich province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, declared its independence. When Congolese government forces intervened, Belgium intervened in the name of protecting the diaspora. Lumumba knows that in terms of force, the Congolese government will not have the upper hand.
Worried Lumumba (center)
On July 13, Lumumba directly announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Belgium in protest and went to New York to ask the United Nations for help. However, the young Lumumba was still too naïve. Little did he know that the United Nations, which he sought aid from, was in the hands of the United States and its allies. Lumumba's appeal to the United Nations was doomed to fail and find nothing. At this point, he turned his attention to the great power of the Soviet Union. On 28 July, Lumumba officially stated publicly that the Soviet Union was the only major country willing to help according to the wishes of the Congolese people. He will also capture Katanga Province with Soviet military assistance."
Head to Lumumba for help
Lumumba's move really hurt the "heart" of the United States. The United States is completely impatient. From a small point of view, once the Soviet Union assisted the Congo, the mineral resources could be used by the Soviet Union; in the big picture, in 1959, the Revolution in Cuba in the "backyard" of the United States, the pro-American Batista regime was overthrown. Cuba's revolutionary leader, Castro, is leading the country into the socialist camp. In this way, the socialist camp is bound to increase its strength, which the United States in the "Cold War" cannot tolerate.
Castro (left) and his comrade-in-arms Cegvala (right)
Shamelessly, the United States has made poisonous moves, and the plan has failed without giving up
On August 16, CIA agent Hutchman in Leopoldville, the capital of the Congo, quickly reported to headquarters: "Anti-Western forces are developing rapidly in the Congo, and action is imminent to avoid another Cuba." Ten days later, on August 26, Dulles, then director of the CIA, issued a directive to Devlin, the station chief in congo: "If Lumumba remains in power, it will inevitably pave the way for the communist takeover of Congo ... Except he is the most urgent task at the moment. With this order, the CIA in Congo began to secretly lay out the plan. The phrase "remove Lumumba" here has two meanings: one is to completely oust Lumumba from politics; the other is to assassinate Lumumba. The CIA initially wanted to oust Lumumba from politics altogether. So they set up their actions around the plan.
The CIA "father" Dulles
The consistent trick of the United States is to first engage in infighting in other countries. This can not only achieve the goal, but also avoid getting into trouble. Therefore, the US ambassador to the Congo (Liberia) secretly lobbied the then Congolese President, Casavubu, to remove Lumumba from his post. In order to do both, Devlin, the director of the CIA in the Congo (Liberia), secretly spent money to organize protests against Lumumba.
Casa Ubu
At that time, the American "Time" magazine originally wanted to do a report on Lumumba. However, under pressure from the CIA, the report had to be withdrawn. At the same time, President Casabu, with the encouragement and support of the United States, also began to feel dissatisfied with Lumumba, and subsequently announced the dismissal of Lumumba and 6 other officials. Lumumba did not sit still. Not only did he refuse to leave, but he also announced his removal from the presidency of Casabubu. In the end, Lumumba won the support of parliament with his eloquence and charm. The U.S. drug scheme failed. One count does not regenerate. The United States has another poisonous trick - a coup d'état.
Unyielding Lumumba
He launched a coup d'état with a fierce heart and plotted to kill people with a knife
One night in September 1960, when CIA Director Devrin was visiting President Casabubu, The Chief of the Congolese Army's Chief of staff, Mobutu, suddenly appeared. He said bluntly to Devlin: "I'm tired of this political game. Lumumba is obstinate, the army is ready to overthrow him, and a transitional government is formed by my supporters, can the United States help me? Mobutu's words surprised the scheming Devlin. He was a little overwhelmed, and he didn't know how to reply. At this moment, a Congolese minister who had been pulled over by him walked in and handed him a note that read, "Help him." Devlin understood in an instant. If he refused in person, the consequences were difficult to predict, after all, Mobutu had an army in his hands, and if he agreed to him in person, at least there was room for maneuver. Devlin bet the bet. He agreed to give the coup officers $5,000 each for settlement.
Lumumba, then chief of staff
On 14 September, Mobutu staged a coup d'état and put Lumumba under house arrest. Lumumba's bloodiness and fierceness were destined not to yield. He is determined not to resign and continues to issue statements to the public. Many people still choose to support him. At the same time, he remains under the protection of United Nations peacekeepers. At this point, the Americans realized that Lumumba would most likely become president if he did not get rid of it for a day. In order to make Lumumba never return to politics, the CIA killed him.
At the end of September 1960, Devlin received a secret envoy, code-named "Joe from Paris". The envoy sent a sealed box containing the deadly poison. This agent can be mixed into Lumumba's food and toothpaste, and after taking it on the first day, it will die the next day. When Devlin asked who had given the order, the envoy, after a moment of silence, uttered a name called "Eisenhower." The envoy then said to Devlin: "Poisoning is not the only option, the action is up to you, any form of assassination is acceptable."
Eisenhower, then President of the United States
Devlin wasn't stupid and didn't choose to do it himself. On the one hand, he considered that Lumumba was wary of Americans, and that he might be "all over the KGB" around him, making it difficult to ensure the effect of the poisoning. On the other hand, the United States is close to the general election, and if the plan is revealed, it will affect the election situation of Eisenhower. At that time, I will definitely not be able to eat and walk around.
At this time, Lumumba, who was not willing to lose, had escaped from house arrest, but was unexpectedly captured by Mobutu's men and imprisoned in the barracks. At this time, both the CIA and Mobutu felt that the night would be long and dreamy if Lumumba could not be eliminated. Given Lumumba's great reputation at home and abroad, Mobutu and the CIA were reluctant to bear the infamy of killing him. Eventually, they came up with a trick to "kill people with a knife".
Lumumba was controlled by the army
On January 17, 1961, Lumumba was boarded a plane and flew directly to Elizabethville, the capital of Katanga Province, which had declared independence. Mobutu and Devrin knew that the warlord there, Moiz Chuber, was Lumumba's sworn enemy and would never let him live until the next day. Sure enough, that night, Lumumba was shot after being brutally abused. Lumumba's body was initially hastily buried. Unexpectedly, at the behest of the CIA, the Belgian police officer Suter was ordered to exhumate Lumumba's body and throw it into a container containing sulfuric acid to destroy the body. Suter secretly left the warhead and two teeth inside Lumumba's body as a souvenir. It wasn't until 2000 that he admitted to a German television station what he had done that year.
The Katanga warlord Moiz Chongbo was the direct killer of Lumumba
On January 19, Eisenhower, who had another day to finish his term, learned of Lumumba's death and said, "During my term, he finally died." "After Lumumba's death, armed conflict continued among the Congolese factions. In 1965, Mobutu staged another coup d'état, overthrew Casabu, became president, and ruled Congo for 32 years, culminating in the seizure of power by domestic opposition forces in 1997, when he died in Morocco.
Mobutu in his later years
Britain and the United States have repeatedly committed evil deeds for adultery, and the evil is deeply rooted in the world and it is difficult to make peace
When many people doubted whether Britain was involved in The assassination of Lumumba, historian Susan Williams revealed in the book "White Man's Malice: The CIA and the Secret Recolonization of Africa" that Daphne Parker, then the head of the British MI6 station in Congo and known as the "Spy Queen", was also involved in the matter. Parker actively helped CIA Director Devlin gather intelligence on the killing of Lumumba and helped with many other tasks. Even more incredible, in 1960, the day after then British Prime Minister Macmillan and US President Dwight Eisenhower discussed Lumumba's "troublesome activities", the British Foreign Office proposed that the easiest way to eliminate Lumumba's "trouble" was to kill him.
British Prime Minister Macmillan
A few months before his death, Parker had admitted that britain had always carefully arranged for the newly independent state to pit people against each other and destroy each other. As for the assassination of Lumumba, Parker also did not shy away from saying, "We did it, I organized it." In his biography, Parker wrote that "neither Devrin nor I pulled the trigger or given orders to the firing squad, but we conspired to accomplish a situation in which death was Lumumba's most logical and in fact the only possible outcome."
British "Spy Queen" Parker
In the 42 years from 1947 to 1989, the United States carried out 64 covert regime change operations and 6 public operations. After the end of the Cold War, the United States more unscrupulously pursued interventionism and frequently exported "color revolutions." The British were complicit in this and committed adultery. It is also the source of the evil that the world has been struggling to achieve true peace.
Lumumba's teeth
In September 2021, a Belgian court ruled that Lumumba's teeth should be returned to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Because, this is the only thing left in this national fighter. Today, on The Lumumba Avenue in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a statue of Lumumba is erected. It was built to commemorate the brutal murder of Congolese founding Prime Minister Lumumba, who was brutally murdered more than 60 years ago.