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The article discusses U.S. Cold War intervention by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the politics of Congo from 1960 to 1964. It covers topics including the decolonization of the former Belgian colony, the 1960 election and 1961 murder of Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba, and foreign relations with Belgium, the Soviet Union, and the U.S. The discussion includes CIA support of paramilitary groups and Congolese leader Mobutu, and an overview of political stability and human rights violations.
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