Explaining his decision to travel to Venezuela for the commemoration, he said: “I was in France, preparing to return to the Congo, when I received a request to record a video for this tribute. But I didn’t hesitate—I told them I wouldn’t send a video; I would go in person. Venezuela is a country that has led a struggle similar to ours. For years, its leaders have fought for their people, just as Lumumba did to liberate the Congo from colonialism. I am certain that if Lumumba were alive today, he would be a brother to Simón Bolívar, a friend to Nasser, Nkrumah, Hugo Chávez, and all those who have dedicated their lives to justice and the liberation of their peoples.”

  • No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    He didn’t hesitate to go pick up a briefcase with money and talk this nonsense in Venezuela. Even the last sham elections are so rigged no one in South America accepted the results beyond the member of the axis of evil.