Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Foreign Affairs Executive Editor Stuart Reid discusses his new book, The Lumumba Plot, which follows the dramatic history of the Congo in 1960 on the edge of its independence from Belgium, the ensuing CIA plot against its prime minister, Patrice Lumumba, and how these events set the stage for the country's next three decades of misrule.
This conversation initially took place on November 7, 2023.
Further Reading:
foreignaffairs.com/reviews/lumumba-plot-secret-history-cia-and-cold-war-assassination
Foreign Affairs Executive Editor Stuart Reid discusses his new book, The Lumumba Plot, which follows the dramatic history of the Congo in 1960 on the edge of its independence from Belgium, the ensuing CIA plot against its prime minister, Patrice Lumumba, and how these events set the stage for the country's next three decades of misrule.
This conversation initially took place on November 7, 2023.
Further Reading:
foreignaffairs.com/reviews/lumumba-plot-secret-history-cia-and-cold-war-assassination
