How the CIA used jazz greats as cover for a 1961 coup in Africa
Johan Grimonprez uses archival footage of the period to expose the CIA-backed assassination of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba ...
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EDUCATION IN THE CONGO
1961. It is generally felt that its interpretation of recent history in the Congo does grave injustice, not only to Belgium and its Government, but also to the United States and its new ...
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Congo 1961
During the Congo Crisis (1960-1964), several hundred Norwegian and Swedish soldiers were sent to the Congo as UN peacekeepers. They were pioneers of the UN peacekeeping forces, were sent on ...
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DR Congo’s endless chaos: Puppets, mercenaries and freedom fighters
The conflict in the country now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been going on for decades. Historical grievances, governance failures, and social injustices have plunged this diverse ...
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How the CIA used jazz greats as cover for a 1961 coup in Africa
The film’s heady 2½ hours are as thick with detail as a graduate seminar yet bustle like a TikTok video, a deft and nearly breathless archival exposé that centers on the January 1961 ...