“after Patrice Lumumba was overthrown in Congo, meeting minutes on [ #otd ] in 1960 record Pres. Dwight Eisenhower & UK Foreign Secretary Alec Douglas-Home (and PM Harold MacMillan) agreeing Lumumba should ‘fall into a river full of crocodiles’ for seeking freedom.”
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Liam O'Mara IV, PhD (@LiamOMaraIV@mastodon.social)
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Soon after #PatriceLumumba was overthrown in #Congo, meeting minutes on #ThisDayInHistory in 1960 record Pres. #DwightEisenhower & UK Foreign Secretary #AlecDouglasHome (and PM #Har...