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Assassination Congo (Democratic Republic) Congo (Democratic Republic) History Civil War, 1960-1965 Congo (République démocratique) Relations extérieures États-Unis Diplomatic relations Lumumba, Patrice 1925-1961 Politics and government United Nations. Secretary-General. United States United States. Central Intelligence AgencySomaiya, Ravi
Summary: "A true story of spies and intrigue surrounding one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries of the 20th century, investigative reporter Ravi Somaiya uncovers the story behind the death of renowned diplomat and UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 341.23 SOMSummary: In 1961, Secretary General of the UN Dag Hammarskjold died in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia while en route to ceasefire negotiations between non-combatant UN forces and troops from the breakaway state of Katanga. What started as conspiracy theories have evolved into a growing consensus that Hammarskjold and fifteen other people were shot down, inciting the UN to reopen the case on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: "A spellbinding work of history that reads like a Cold War spy thriller-about the US-sanctioned plot to assassinate the democratically elected leader of the newly independent Congo"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023