Lumumba Pt II

Have You Heard George's Podcast? by BBC

Oct 13, 202326:03Society & Culture

With enemies lurking in every corner, Patrice Lumumba is trapped in his own home. As the first democratically elected prime minister of the Congo, he planned to use the country’s natural wealth to improve the lives of it...

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