Patrice Lumumba, the first legally elected prime minister of D.R Congo was assassinated in 1961 following a military coup supported by U.S.A & Belgian imperialism which was admitted by the State Dept in 2013 authorized by president Eisenhower. For over 100 years, the US and Belgium have played key roles in shaping Congo's destiny. In April 1884, seven months before the Berlin Congress, the US became the first country in the world to recognise the claims of King Leopold II of the Belgians to the

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Watch as a 150-year-old statue of King Leopold II of Belgium, whose forces seized Congo in the late 19th century and ran an exploitative regime that led to the deaths of millions, was removed from a public square in Antwerp on Tuesday. Read more. https://nyti.ms/2AUpsDn | The New York Times

1.7K views · 23 reactions | Authorities in the Belgian city of Antwerp remove a statue of the country's former monarch, Leopold II, for repairs after it was damaged during anti-racism protests. Leopold's ruthless early rule over Congo from 1885 to 1908 is notorious for its brutality. | NBC News World | Facebook