Witte Ludo Wright Ann Fenby (12 results)

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Condition: Very Good. Softcover, 226 pages, b&w illustrations. Unravels the appalling mass of lies, hypocrisy and betrayals that have surrounded accounts of the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba-the first prime minister of the Republic of Congo and a pioneer of African unity-since it perpetration. Making use of a huge array of official sources as well as personal testimony from many of those in the Congo at the time, Ludo De Witte reveals a network of complicity ranging from the Belgian government to the CIA. Patrice Lumumba's personal strength and his quest for African unity emerges in stark contrast with one of the murkiest episodes in twentieth-century politics. Record # 401146.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover first edition in white boards and unclipped illustrated jacket in new mylar cover have minor shelf-wear, tight, bright, and unmarked. A very nice copy, not ex-library.

Condition: good, good. Second Printing.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 256 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.63 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 256 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.63 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Glued binding. Paper over boards. xxvi, [4], 224 p. Preface to English Language Edition. Map. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Chronology. Index. "Democratically elected to lead the Mouvement National Congolais, the party he founded in 1958, Lumumba was at the centre of the country's growing popular defiance of the colonial rule of oppression imposed by Belgium. When, in June 1960, independence was finally won, his unscheduled speech at the official ceremonies in Kinshasa received a standing ovation and made him a hero to millions. Always a threat to those who sought to maintain a covert imperialist hand over the country, however, he became within months the victim of an insidious plot and was arrested and subsequently tortured and executed." Within twelve weeks of Congolese independence in 1960, Lumumba's government was deposed in a coup during the Congo Crisis following his attempt to solicit support from the Soviet Union against Katangan secessionists. This led to growing differences with President Joseph Kasa-Vubu and chief-of-staff Joseph-Désiré Mobutu as well as foreign opposition from the United States and Belgium. Good in good dust jacket. Highlighting/underlining. Ex-library. DJ sleeve had been stuck to boards. Usual library markings. Some pencil underlining and marks noted. Presumed first edition/first printing thus.…

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.