How killing of Lumumba shapes the Congo’s future

Congo's first prime minister Patrice Emery Lumumba

Congo's first prime minister Patrice Emery Lumumba in this photo taken in New York on August 2, 1960. He was assassinated in January 1961. PHOTO | FILE

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  • Philippe declined to expand on his regrets, and only mentioned the colonial past, “our shared history,” in veiled terms