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Sixty years since historic Lumumba speech launched Congo independence
Lumumba, a leading member of the independence movement, entered the history books on June 30, 1960, the day that the Republic of Congo, as it then was, formally broke away from Belgian colonial rule.
Sixty years since historic Lumumba speech launched Congo independence
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
Kinshasa, DR Congo - When the Democratic Republic of Congo celebrates 60 years of independence from Belgium on Tuesday, it will also remember Patrice Lumumba, one of its enduring national