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The Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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The Mining Industry of Erkatanga

In 1960, this one company made 60% of all the uranium that was used by the West. In 1959, the Belgian profits from this were 3.5 billion Belgian francs in 1959 money. When the larger Congo became independent, this is the company that bankrolled the secession of Katanga. The official narrative for why it falters and fails is that there was a lack of expertise once it got nationalized.

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