On this day
September 14
1 moment in the history of Africa and its diaspora.
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1960 · EventArmy chief Joseph Mobutu seizes power in Léopoldville, "neutralising" both Lumumba and Kasa-Vubu — his first coup. Patrice Lumumba →
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