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  "path": "/global/2026/03/19/lumumba-ex-diplomat-charged/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-19T22:49:12.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.thecanary.co",
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  "textContent": "Former Belgian diplomat, the 93-year-old Etienne Davignon, has been ordered to stand trial for his role in the murder of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba. Lumumba was an independence trailblazer for the Congolese Republic, now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Congo won its independence from colonial Belgium back in June 1960, after which […]\n\nBy Alex/Rose Cocker",
  "title": "Belgian ex-diplomat to stand trial for complicity in assassination of first Congolese PM"
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