Colonialism caused profound harm across Africa. Unfortunately, that harm was often sustained or intensified by local leaders or elites who prioritized personal or political interests over the welfare of their people.
Lasting progress depends on both resisting external exploitation and promoting accountable, ethical leadership within African nations.
The person Patrice is looking at in this picture is military general Mobutu Sese Seko (originally named Joseph-Desire Mobutu) who launched a military coup and replaced, then ousted Patrice Lumumba in September 1960. He served as Lumumba's army chief of staff before seizing power during the Congo Crisis. Mobutu was personally present at military headquarters to receive, observe, and humiliate Lumumba immediately after he was flown back to Léopoldville (now Kinshasa) as a prisoner. He betray Lumumba.





















