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What's the Story Behind the Assassination of Lumumba?
Policy circles were extremely paranoid about lumumba's coziness with the soviets. Fearing that congo could go the way of cuba, the c i a decided that all options were on the table for his removal. Doctor sidney gotle was sent to assassinate him in september 19 60. To get the job done, sidney gantley decide to use a botulism toxin which he concealed in a diplomatic pouch. However, devlin was unabled to get close enough to lumumba, so the toksin was dumped in a river. A few months later, lbumba was captured and assassinated, but not by the united states,