Patrice Lumumba: American foreign policy and cover-ups

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

6 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

04/16/2009

Category :

Law & contracts

Sub category :

International law

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Summary :

Introduction
The history of the Congo
1. Understanding the implications
2. The history and rise to power of Patrice Lumumba
The assassination of Patrice Lumumba
Circumstances that led up to Patrice Lumumba's assassination
1. President Kasavubu's firing of Lumumba's government
2. The role of President Eisenhower
3. The CIA's role in the assassination
4. Negatively advantageous role of the Belgian government
Conclusion

Abstract

Historically, the foreign policy of the United States has been such that one event has integrated itself into effecting the majority of events to follow. The case of the United States foreign policy in the Congo and, specifically, the assassination of patrice lumumba is no exception. This particular assassination occurred and, simultaneously, created a domino effect of reactions, disapprovals, cover-ups, and overall change in policy. In addition to the significant after effects of lumumba's assassination, numerous actors played a role and provided contributing factors in the implementation of the event in general. The combining efforts of President Eisenhower, the CIA, and the Belgian government proved to be what instigated the events in question. In addition, the implications of the past factors and United States' foreign policies associated with the Cold War played a role in the before and after math of lumumba's detainment and assassination. With the exploitation of President Eisenhower's, the CIA's, and the Belgian government's sequence of actions and events leading up to lumumba's assassination, one can see whom is to blame as well as the after effects such an event had on american foreign policy