Freedom's Funeral - June 30, 1960

On June 30, 1960, the Congo celebrated independence from Belgium. By midnight, the West had already decided its first elected leader had to go. This is the story of Patrice Lumumba, the man who stood up to a king, built a nation in 77 days, and was murdered for it.📅 DATE: June 30, 1960📍 LOCATION: Léopoldville (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the Congo👤 KEY FIGURES: Patrice Lumumba, King Baudouin of Belgium, Joseph Kasavubu, Dag Hammarskjöld, CIA Station Chief Lawrence Devlin