Congolese President Patrice Lumumba’s assassination in 1961
Lumumba was assassinated by a POLICE UNIT that was under the orders of a Belgium officer. His assassination happened seven months after Congo gained its independence. As NBC News reported back then, his killing was the cause of a widening chasm in the US and African relations. The CIA had been involved, as they later found out.
Lumumba has become an icon for many African nationalists, and a reminder of Western “treachery”, according to the Irish Times.
African American leader Malcolm X’s assassination in 1965
Malcolm X was, without a doubt, an extremely controversial religious and civil rights leader. He was shot dead by some of the members of the Nation of Islam. The Nation of Islam was a religious group that he once lead. However, he decided to break away and start his own group, known as the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
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Lincoln was not assonated in 1965 LOL! Who does your proof reading?
Lincoln assassinated in “1965”???
Abraham Lincoln was not assassinated in 1965. It was 1865.
I’m no history buff but I’m pretty sure Lincoln was assassinated way before 1965.
If my memory serves me correct, President Lincoln was not assassinated in 1965?
1865, not 1965!
Lincoln was still alive in 1965? I wish I had known, as I would like to have met him. LOL
Lincoln was NOT assassinated in 1965, you are a century late!!
It is too bad that this generation knows NO history!!
To start with , you might want to address the glowing error with the date of President Lincoln’s assassination. The year was 1865, NOT 1965!!! Ooooops!!!
That’s odd, I was 14 years old in 1965 but I don’t remember the Lincoln assassination. Also Obama didn’t deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.