The end of Patrice Lumumba

Officials in the Congolese province of Katanga have declared former Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba dead. According to a statement by the interior minister, Mr Lumumba was killed by villagers trying to take him into custody. In an official broadcast three days ago the Katanga Government announced Mr Lumumba, 36, had escaped from Kolatey prison farm in the west of the breakaway province. They offered a reward of £2,000 for his recapture and a further £300 for his accomplices, Maurice Mpolo - Minister of Youth - and Joseph Okito - former Vice-President of the Senate.

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