Court clears trial over Lumumba killing.
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2026-03-19
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Daily Monitor
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A Belgian court has ruled that a former diplomat can stand trial in connection with the killing in 1961 of Patrice Lumumba, Congo's first prime minister. Etienne Davignon, now 93, is accused of inolvement in the unlawful detention and transfer of Lumumba and of his degrading treatment.
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Daily Monitor. (2026). Court clears trial over Lumumba killing. Daily Monitor.