On June 30, 1960, at the Palais de la Nation in Léopoldville, Patrice Émery Lumumba stood before Congolese citizens, Belgian officials, and the international press as the Congo marked the end of 75 years of Belgian colonial rule. The ceremony was carefully staged, but Lumumba’s words were not. After King Baudouin of Belgium delivered a speech praising Leopold II’s so-called “civilizing mission” and presenting independence as a generous gift, Lumumba rose with notes in hand and spoke directly to
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