De vrouw die met smokkelen, mobiliseren en speeches schrijven de toekomst van Congo bepaalde

Power is also about which stories are forgotten. In the third episode of our summer series 'In the Shadow of Power,' we tell the story of Andrée Blouin. She wrote speeches for the first Prime Minister of independent Congo: Patrice Lumumba. She mobilized women for the anti-colonial struggle for freedom and smuggled secret political documents across the border that would change the future of Congo. 0:00 - Introduction: the story of Andrée Blouin 3:08 - The loss of her son to malaria 5:40 - Who was Blouin and where did she come from? 15:22 - Key figure in the independence of Guinea 20:37 - How Blouin helped install the first Congolese president 37:25 - Conclusion Do you want to know more about this topic or are you curious about what didn't make it into the episode? Then sign up for our newsletter via: www.nrc.nl/wereldzaken Presentation: Mandula van den Berg Guest: Michel Kerres Editors: Ruben Pest Editing: Lars van Leeuwen Video: Cato Visser Production: Rhea Stroink NRC Instagram:   / nrcnl   NRC TikTok:   / nrc_nl   NRC LinkedIn:   / nrc-nl   NRC Facebook:   / nrc   You can find all NRC stories on the site: https://www.nrc.nl/