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Democracy was assassinated here when Patrice Lumumba was assassinated. And who brought democracy back to this country? We are the ones who did that after pushing out the dictatorship in 1997.
Joseph Kabila / President Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
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Democracy was assassinated here when Patrice Lumumba was assassinated. And who brought democracy back to this country? We are the ones who did that after pushing out the dictatorship in 1997.
⇛ Joseph Kabila (President Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo)

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