On 30 June, 1960 Congo achieved independence from Belgian rule. It was an exceptionally harsh 80 years of colonialism which saw tens of millions of its people killed in the pursuit of European wealth and civilisation. Read the rest of this entry »
Commemorating Congo at 50
30 06 2010Comments : 1 Comment »
Tags: africa, Belgium, CIA, Colonialism, Congo, Imperialism, Patrice Lumumba, US
Categories : Colonialism, History, Marxism and Marxists, Politics, War and Imperialism
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