L'Assassinat Qui a CHANGÉ L'Afrique (72 Jours de Liberté)

72 days. That's how long the West gave Congolese democracy. Patrice Lumumba, Congo's first elected Prime Minister, was overthrown, tortured, and murdered. His body was dissolved in acid. Then Congo endured 32 years of dictatorship. This is no coincidence. Chapters: 00:00 - The assassination that changed Africa 00:34 - The Belgian Congo: a colony of extreme brutality 01:50 - The birth of a leader: Patrice Lumumba 02:30 - The meeting with Kwame Nkrumah and the dream of independence 03:05 - The MNC and Lumumba's political rise 03:42 - First Prime Minister of independent Congo 04:18 - An independence without real power 04:51 - Mutinies and Belgian military intervention 05:19 - The secession of Katanga and the plundering of its resources 05:52 - The UN refuses to intervene 06:23 - Soviet aid: the fatal mistake 06:47 - Mobutu's coup d'état supported by the CIA 07:04 - Lumumba placed under house arrest 07:40 - The escape to Stanleyville and his arrest 08:12 - Prison, torture, and humiliation 08:44 - The transfer to Katanga: a death sentence 09:11 - The execution of Patrice Lumumba 09:44 - Africa in shock 10:14 - Mobutu and 32 years of dictatorship 10:43 - The Congo dreamed of by Lumumba destroyed 11:14 - The consequences still visible today 11:43 - January 17, 1961: the day that changed Africa 12:13 - The message sent to African leaders 12:50 - A tooth for an inheritance 13:21 - Next episode: the Biafran famine 📌 The life of Lumumba • Independence trapped • The 72 days in power • Mobutu's coup d'état • The assassination in Katanga • The 32 years of dictatorship that followed 🔔 Subscribe. 📅 Tuesdays and Saturdays at 11:30 PM. 🎬 Next: Saturday, June 20 — Biafra: Famine Used as a Weapon of War #TabooStories #Lumumba #Congo #CIA #Belgium #Mobutu #AfricanHistory TAGS: Lumumba life death, 72 days prime minister, Congo independence 1960, Mobutu CIA, Lumumba assassination Katanga, Belgium Congo crime, uranium Congo, Lumumba speech MAIN KEYWORD: Patrice Lumumba assassination 72 days CLICK PROMISE: 72 days of freedom. Then a coup. An assassination. And 32 years of dictatorship. How the West killed Congolese democracy.