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Lumumba

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The action in this drama takes place in the summer of 1960 when the Democratic Republic of the Congo struggled to achieve its independence from Belgium. It follows the struggles of the former mail clerk and salesman who rose to become the First Prime Minister of the Congo, Patrice Lumumba. He enjoyed a very short but memorable 60 day tenure in his government position until opposition forces conspired to carry out his assassination. Lumumba is shown being sworn into office on the same day as the country's president, Joseph Kasa-Vubu, and together this pair work tirelessly to prevent their beloved country's spiral downward toward secession and lawlessness.

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