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With Patrice Lumumba safely in jail, quieter times might presumably be expected in the Congo. Not so. To Military Boss Colonel Joseph Mobutu's headquarters came an alarming telegram from Stanleyville: DEMAND IMMEDIATE LIBERATION PRIME MINISTER LUMUMBA...
Although agreeing that Mobutu's actions were necessary, Takizala questioned the wisdom of the move which initially touched off the trouble--President Kasavubu's firing of then Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba. Although the step was within the constitutional power of the President, it was an emergency power intended for extreme cases, according to Takizala. "I wonder now if it was very wise," he said...
Takizala based his questioning of Kasavubu's judgment on an assumption that Lumumba, at the time, was the only true national leader in the Congo. He noted that Kasavubu's removal of Lumumba may have been at the instigation of Belgium...
Most African leaders, said Harriman, wish to keep out of East-West conflicts. But he gave one exception to this rule: President Nkrumah of Ghana, who supports the "pro-Communist" ideas of Lumumba...
When an Asian member of the audience said he thought Lumumba was not "pro-Communist," and the rightful ruler of the Congo, Harriman became adamant. "You have no right to state such opinions as fact." he answered...