| poeTV | Submit | Login   |

Reddit Digg Stumble Facebook

Help keep poeTV running


And please consider not blocking ads here. They help pay for the server. Pennies at a time. Literally.

Comment count is 2
jfcaron_ca - 2022-10-23

"Lumumba's speech infuriated Baudouin and generated extreme conflicts between the two men. After the independence of Congo, the natural resource-rich Katanga Province orchestrated a secession that received substantial military and financial support from the Belgian government, as well as from Belgian companies with business interests in Katanga. King Baudouin strengthened his relationships with the Katangese politician Moise Tshombé, whom he made a Knight in the Belgian Order of Leopold. In the meantime, Belgium's government, as well as the CIA, supported or organized plots to assassinate Lumumba. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baudouin_of_Belgium#Baudouin_and _the_death_of_Patrice_Lumumba
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congolese_Independence_Speech


Anaxagoras - 2022-10-24

That poor land. They've been fucked from the get-go, and they still haven't come close to recovering.

At least this is one problem whose start can't entirely be blamed on white people. Oh sure, we perpetuated & amplified their problems, but at least we didn't 100% start this. Hooray?


Register or login To Post a Comment







Video content copyright the respective clip/station owners please see hosting site for more information.
Privacy Statement