Coverage dated June 29, 2022

Remains of Congo's independence hero interred amid honors

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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) -- The remains of Congo's independence hero and first Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba will be laid to rest in Kinshasa Thursday. The

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Remains of Congo's independence hero interred amid honors (opens MyNorthwest)

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    KINSHASA, Congo (AP) -- The remains of Congo's independence hero and first Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba will be laid to rest in Kinshasa Thursday. The

  2. France 24

    Eye on Africa - Remains of Congo's Independence hero buried at home (opens France 24)

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    The remains of congolese icon and the countries first prime Minister Patrice Lumumba are laid to rest in Kinshasa. Belgium returned a single tooth from the murdered independence hero earlier this month.…

  3. France 24

    DR Congo inters independence hero Lumumba’s remains after national homage (opens France 24)

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    The scant remains of DR Congo's fiery independence hero Patrice Lumumba were interred on Thursday after a nine-day homage that stirred traumatic memories and national pride.

  4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Remains of Patrice Lumumba, Congo’s independence hero, interred amid honors (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    Questions persist over the complicity of Belgium and the United States in his assassination in 1961.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Congo finally buries independence hero Patrice Lumumba | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A single tooth, all the remains of the country's first prime minister, was interred in a somber ceremony. The tooth was recently returned six decades after his death by former colonial ruler Belgium.

  6. France 24

    DR Congo set for final ceremony for Lumumba remains (opens France 24)

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    The scant remains of DR Congo's fiery independence hero Patrice Lumumba were to be interred on Thursday after a pilgrimage that revived traumatic memories but also stirred national unity.

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