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Description:12 18 05 00 Congo. Belgian colonial war. Independence. Close-up banner " Long life to federal Congo ", requires the liberation of political leaders. Demonstrators, Patrice Lumumba's arrival handshake with presidents of the new African states, demonstration of hostility against Lumumba. Policemen strike opponents. Repression. Policemen throws his rifle on demonstrators. Hostility against soldiers of the UN. Burial in Belgium, burial of 49 Belgian soldiers who sound killed by plane. Plane crash. National mourning. Seen on lorries. Arrival of king Baudouin who stands in silence on coffins. He puts legion of honor on coffin.
