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Belgian court to trial ex-diplomat over Lumumba murder
Filed: Mar 17, 2026 at 11:07 AM ET
Summary: Étienne Davignon, 93, faces trial for alleged war crimes in the 1961 murder of Congo's first PM, Patrice Lumumba.
WHO: Belgian court
WHAT: trial over alleged complicity in murder
WHEN: Mar 17, 2026 at 10:33 AM ET
WHERE: Brussels
WHY: charged with participation in war crimes
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