On this episode of The AUXORO Podcast, Stuart A. Reid and Zach discuss the rise of Patrice Lumumba as the first Prime Minister of the newly independent Congo, the US-sanctioned CIA plot to assassinate Lumumba, the carnage in the Congo that occurred under Belgian Rule and King Leopold II, the divide and mutinies in the Congo that occurred after independence, the buildup to the murder and torture of Patrice Lumumba, how the anti-communist lens through which the US operated during the Cold War sealed the fate of Lumumba, and more.
Guest bio: Stuart A. Reid is the executive editor at Foreign Affairs magazine and the author of The Lumumba Plot. He's written for publications including The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg Businessweek, Politico Magazine, and Slate.
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