Lesi senzakalo esimangalisayo, esenzeke ngomzuzwana othile emlandweni wobudlelwane baseBelgium-eCongo, senze ikhasi lokuqala la masonto onke. Ngenkomfa yakhe, isakhamuzi saseBelgium sathunyelwa abezindaba nguNdunankulu uLumumba njengenhloli enkonzweni yakhe.
Ngeshwa, ubunikazi bakhe abuvezwanga. Asazi nokuthi kuphi lapho futhi ukuthi wabanjwa kanjani. Yayiyini isiphetho sakhe?
- Umshini wezindaba waseBelgium, osebenzisa amagama abandlululo kanye nobuqoloni besikhashana, uyazibuza ukuthi ngabe wake waba yini inhloli ngomfaniswano. Esikhundleni sokuthi "BaseCongo" kusihlwa Okubonisiwe kukhetha igama elithi "Mnyama" elalisetshenziswe kaningi ngesikhathi sekoloni.
- Umbhalo obika lezi zindaba zobuqhawe ubufushane kakhulu kangangokuthi awuniki imininingwane eminingi kulokho.
- Ngesikhathi sokubonakalayo, ubuhlobo phakathi eLéopoldville neBrussels zimbi; ubudlelwano phakathi kukaLumumba nohulumeni waseBelgian buyenzeka.
- I-Congo, eyazimele izinyanga ezimbili nje, isemgodini we-implosion nokudideka iphezulu phezulu kwesifundazwe.