The killing of Patrice Lumumba, DR Congo's first democratically-elected prime minister, shaped decades of crisis, failed governments and tension in the Great Lakes region. And the death of the Belgian diplomat who had been due to stand trial in relation to his execution closes a chapter on Belgium's dark colonial past.

More than six decades after Lumumba’s death, the search for truth and justice continues to resonate in both Belgium and the Congo, where his legacy remains deeply tied to the…

Eviterà così il processo: l'aristocratico belga fu vicepresidente della Commissione europea e anche capo di Société Generale. Era il solo sopravvissuto dei dieci «complottardi»…