Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja: The Legacy of Patrice Lumumba
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Dr. Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja is professor of African and Afro-American studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of "The Congo from Leopold to Kabila: A People's History" and last year of two new books - "Lumumba" and "Faillite de la Gouvernance et crise de la construction nationale au Congo-Kinshasa." Who was Patrice Lumumba? How did he become a prominent leader in the Congo during the independence movement? Why was he assassinated? What is his legacy not just in the Congo but around the world?
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