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The Lumumba plot : the secret history of the CIA and a Cold War assassination

The Lumumba plot : the secret history of the CIA and a Cold War assassination

Reid, Stuart A., author.
Book 2023

A spellbinding work of history that reads like a Cold War spy thriller--about the U.S.-sanctioned plot to assassinate the democratically elected leader of the newly independent Congo. It was supposed to be a moment of great optimism, a cause for jubilation. The Congo was at last being set free from Belgium--one of seventeen countries to gain independence in 1960 from ruling European powers. At the helm as prime minister was charismatic nationali...

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Congo (Democratic Republic) Foreign relations United States
Congo (Democratic Republic) History Civil War, 1960-1965
Congo (Democratic Republic) Politics and government 1908-1960
Congo (Democratic Republic) Politics and government 1960-1997
Lumumba, Patrice, 1925-1961 Assassination
United States Foreign relations Congo (Democratic Republic)
United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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ISBN:
9781524748814
1524748811
Edition:
First edition
Description:
xvi, 618 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Other Title:
Secret history of the Central Intelligence Agency and a Cold War assassination
Notes:
"This is a Borzoi book." -- title page verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
LCCN:
2023003992
Control Number:
3276948
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