Washington feared the Pan-Africanist leader would be influenced by African allies, planning to insert a handler to filter his interactions and ensure he remained a manageable guest.
By Desmond Okafor ·
Congolese citizens faced economic ruin while US officials routed aid through the UN to ensure the Prime Minister remained dependent and too weak to actually lead his new nation.
By Roy Castellano ·
Patrice Lumumba was hunted as a ghost in his own country while redacted sources tracked his disturbed personal condition and an unidentified shipment moved toward Stanleyville.
By Theo Marchetti ·
A nation of millions was left with an empty treasury and a legal system in foreign hands, while Henry Lodge privately told the State Department that Lumumba knew exactly what he was doing.
By Vera Kessler ·
Congolese prime minister Patrice Lumumba was beaten in flight and vanished into an unknown prison while US intelligence kept the brutality hidden under "Continued Control."
By Theo Marchetti ·
Patrice Lumumba was reduced to a set of statistical estimates as the CIA weighed an illegal coup against the risk of alienating other African states.
By Harlan Pryce ·
Lumumba and two companions were shot dead in secret, with Belgian involvement kept hidden for decades while assets worked to protect the Belgian government.
By Theo Marchetti ·