The Spy Who Killed a Prime Minister | One Gold Tooth | 4
The Spy Who
Wondery
4.6 • 669 Ratings
🗓️ 17 December 2024
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
New Prime Minister Joseph Mobutu’s grip on power is shaky. It’s Patrice Lumumba who has the people’s support. So the CIA and MI6 start plotting to oust him using any means necessary.
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| 0:00.0 | Wonderry Plus subscribers can binge full seasons of the Spy Who early and add free on Apple Podcasts or the Wondery app. |
| 0:14.3 | October 9th, 1960, Leopoldville, Congo. |
| 0:19.9 | In a noisy, sweaty beer hall, |
| 0:22.6 | deposed Prime Minister, Patrice Lumumba, dances the chacha. |
| 0:26.8 | In his shiny black shoes and a light suit, |
| 0:29.5 | he looks much like any other young man on the dance floor. |
| 0:33.5 | Tonight, he just wants to cut loose. |
| 0:36.5 | But his life is in danger. |
| 0:39.3 | Several weeks ago, his former friend and advisor, Joseph Mobutu, staged a coup. |
| 0:45.3 | Ever since, Lumumba's been under the protection of United Nations peacekeepers. |
| 0:54.1 | As the song ends, Lumumba surveys the crowd, Woosily. |
| 0:58.6 | He's been drinking for several hours already. |
| 1:02.7 | He pulls himself onto a podium and sways gently. |
| 1:06.9 | Some of the other drinkers realize the man in the bright suit is their former leader. |
| 1:13.6 | Lumumba looks out to the crowd. |
| 1:16.6 | As he smiles, the light catches on his gold tooth. |
| 1:23.6 | Do you know who I am? |
| 1:26.6 | Oh, yes, Lumumba! |
| 1:28.4 | I am your true leader, but I am also one of you. |
| 1:37.2 | Raising his drink high above his head, Lumombo twirls on the podium. |
| 1:42.3 | The jacket of his linen suit flits in the warm air. |
| 1:46.5 | But then a cloud appears to descend upon him. |
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