Belgian Diplomat Etienne Davignon Ordered to Stand Trial for 1961 Lumumba Murder
A Brussels court has ordered former high-profile Belgian diplomat Etienne Davignon to stand trial over the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba, Congo's first prime minister, in a final attempt to clarify the murky circumstances surrounding his death.
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Belgian court clears way for trial over 1961 killing of Congo PM Lumumba
Etienne Davignon, a 93-year-old ex-diplomat, is accused of involvement in the assassination of the independence hero.
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Étienne Davignon, 93, is the only surviving former official accused in connection to Patrice Lumumba’s death
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Étienne Davignon is charged with participation in war crimes in relation to killing of then PM Patrice Lumumba A former Belgian diplomat , 93, should stand trial over alleged complicity in the 1961 murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of what was then the newly independent Congolese state, a Brussels court has ruled. Étienne Davignon, the only person still alive among 10 Belgians the Lumumba family accuses of involvement in the killing, is charged with participation in war crim...
By Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
Read full article →Ex-Belgian diplomat ordered to stand trial over murder of Congo’s Lumumba
Etienne Davignon, 93, is the only one alive among 10 Belgians accused by the Congolese leader's family of complicity.
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Etienne Davignon, the only surviving suspect, is ordered to stand trial over war crimes tied to Patrice Lumumba's killing six decades ago. The case represents a historic moment in confronting Belgium's colonial past.
Read full article →Former Belgian diplomat first to stand trial over 1961 murder of Congo’s Lumumba
A former Belgian diplomat has been ordered to stand trial over the 1961 murder of Patrice Lumumba, who became the first prime minister of Congo after the country’s independence from Belgium. The 93-year-old suspect is the first person to be prosecuted in the case. All other suspects have passed away.
By FRANCE 24
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Belgium orders ex-diplomat to stand trial for 1961 murder of Congo's Lumumba The Straits Times
Read full article →Belgium orders ex-diplomat to stand trial for 1961 murder of Congo’s Lumumba
A Brussels court on Tuesday ordered a former high-profile Belgian diplomat to stand trial over the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of Congo, in a final attempt to shed light on the still murky circumstances surrounding his murder.
By Abubakar Ibrahim
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