Belgium returns Lumumba's tooth to family



Participants cover a coffin with the flag of DR Congo during a ceremony to hand over a tooth of Democratic Republic of Congo's first prime minister and independence hero Patrice Lumumba at the Egmont Palace in Brussels, on June 20, 2022. PHOTO/AFP
Three children of Patrice Lumumba, Juliana Lumumba (L), Roland Lumumba (2ndR) and Francois Lumumba (R) pose with King Philippe - Filip of Belgium (2ndL) at the Royal Palace ahead of the official ceremony to hand over a tooth of Democratic Republic of Congo's first Prime Minister and independence hero Patrice Lumumba in Brussels on June 20, 2022. PHOTO/AFP
The children of Patrice Lumumba, (from L) Francois, Roland and Juliana, arrive for a ceremony to hand over a tooth of Democratic Republic of Congo's first prime minister and independence hero Patrice Lumumba at the Egmont Palace in Brussels, on June 20, 2022. PHOTO/AFP
A photograph shows a general view of the official ceremony to hand over a tooth of Democratic Republic of Congo's first Prime Minister and independence hero Patrice Lumumba at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on June 20, 2022. PHOTO/AFP