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Belgium orders ex-diplomat to stand trial for 1961 murder of Congo's Lumumba
Summary
A Belgian court orders a trial related to a decades-old assassination - but what secrets will finally come to light?
A former Belgian diplomat is facing trial in Brussels for his alleged involvement in the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba - Congo's first prime minister. The case reopens a painful chapter in Congolese history.