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The CIA’s secret African missions

The CIA’s secret African missions

FromHistory Extra podcast


The CIA’s secret African missions

FromHistory Extra podcast

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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Nov 9, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Historian Susan Williams discusses the United States’ covert programme to undermine the leaders of newly independent African nations in the 1950s and 1960s. Speaking to Rob Attar, she highlights the stories of Congo’s Patrice Lumumba and Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah, both of whom were ultimately ousted from power.(Ad) Susan Williams is the author of White Malice: The CIA and the Neocolonisation of Africa (C Hurst & Co, 2021). Buy it now from Waterstones:https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-viewingguide&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fwhite-malice%2Fsusan-williams%2F9781787385559
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Released:
Nov 9, 2021
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Podcast episode

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