Patrice Lumumba (R) and Senate vice-president Joseph Okito (L) after their arrest in Leopoldville (now Kinshasa) in 1960 Patrice Lumumba's mausoleum in Kinshasa A 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: A photo of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's first Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba is pictured at a ceremony ...

A 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat was ordered on Tuesday to stand trial over the 1961 killing of Congolese independence icon Patrice Lumumba, in a decision hailed as a major step towards ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Patrice Lumumba waves from his car after arriving at a New York airport, on July 24, 1960. A Belgian parliamentary investigation ...

A 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat was ordered on Tuesday to stand trial for participation in "war crimes" over his role leading up to the 1961 killing of Congolese independence icon Patrice ...

FILE PHOTO: A photo of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's first Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba is pictured at a ceremony after the remains of PM Lumumba were symbolically handed over to the ...

BRUSSELS: A Belgian diplomat has been ordered to stand trial in connection with the 1961 assassination of Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba, marking a significant legal development in one ...

BRUSSELS, March 27 - A former high-profile Belgian diplomat has appealed against a court decision ordering him to stand trial over the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, Congo's first prime minister, ...

BRUSSELS - A Brussels court on Tuesday ordered a 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat to stand trial over the 1961 killing of Congolese independence icon Patrice Lumumba. Etienne Davignon, the only ...