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From the brutal overthrow and assassination of Congo’s Patrice Lumumba (1925-61)—whose vision for a united, self-determined Africa posed a threat to Western exploitation—to the toppling of Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah (1909-72)—a champion of Pan-Africanism—the CIA’s fingerprints demonstrate the US was stamping out democracy before it could fully bloom. This is proof that the so-called ‘defenders of democracy’ really k*lled African freedom. The assassinations and regime change were part of a broader imperial strategy to ensure newly independent states remained subordinate to Western powers, especially when their leaders pursued non-aligned or socialist policies.
Video credit: ‘The War On Democracy,’ John Pilger (@johnpilger on X) (2007)
Sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gNcQZSmG9Y
https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/DOC_0000572911.pdf
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/1/17/symbol-of-resistance-lumumba-the-congolese-hero-killed-before-his-prime
From the brutal overthrow and assassination of Congo’s Patrice Lumumba (1925-61)—whose vision for a united, self-determined Africa posed a threat to Western exploitation—to the toppling of Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah (1909-72)—a champion of Pan-Africanism—the CIA’s fingerprints demonstrate the US was stamping out democracy before it could fully bloom. This is proof that the so-called ‘defenders of democracy’ really k*lled African freedom. The assassinations and regime change were part of a broader imperial strategy to ensure newly independent states remained subordinate to Western powers, especially when their leaders pursued non-aligned or socialist policies.
Video credit: ‘The War On Democracy,’ John Pilger (@johnpilger on X) (2007)
Sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gNcQZSmG9Y
https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/DOC_0000572911.pdf
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/1/17/symbol-of-resistance-lumumba-the-congolese-hero-killed-before-his-prime
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The War on Democracy - John Pilger
'The War On Democracy' (2007) was John Pilger's first for cinema. It explores the current and past relationship of Washington with Latin American countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile.
Using archive footage sourced by Michael Moore's archivist Carl…
Using archive footage sourced by Michael Moore's archivist Carl…
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This week’s Facts of the Week unpack why Ibrahim Traoré has become a target of Western hostility. Burkina Faso’s fiery leader has expelled French troops, challenged IMF dominance and championed pan-African unity through the Alliance of Sahel States. His commitment to resource sovereignty and grassroots mobilisation terrifies Western powers, who’ve launched a slanderous media campaign against him.
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Continued…….. Swipe through to see how Traoré’s fearless stance against neo-colonialism and his push for genuine African sovereignty have placed him squarely in the West’s crosshairs.
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