June 20, 2022
DR Congo museum prepares to take in Lumumba’s tooth
(BBC)The final touches are being put to a newly-built mausoleum in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, that will hold the gold-crowned tooth of independence hero Patrice Lumumba.
The mausoleum was designed by a Chinese architect.
The tooth is the only known remains of Mr Lumumba who served as prime minister at independence in 1960 before he was shot dead by a firing squad in 1961.
It is set to be returned to the family at a ceremony in Brussels.
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