Lumumba’s family is demanding reparations from those who ordered the murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first leader of the Congo. The Belgian authorities did not return Lumumba’s remains — only a tooth. the Count Davignon was the only survival.
maintenant qu'il est mort, et qu'on l'offre à la famille de Lumumba
en guise de dédommagement pour clôturer le litige
ainsi, la loi du talion sera respectée
oeil pour oeil
dent pour dent
“I would propose that we pull out one of Count Davignon’s teeth, now that he is dead, and offer it to Lumumba’s family as compensation to close the case.
That way, the law of retaliation would be respected:
an eye for an eye,
a tooth for a tooth.”
Poetry by Albert Vynckier
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le comte Davignon
je proposerais qu'on arrache une dent au comte Davignonmaintenant qu'il est mort, et qu'on l'offre à la famille de Lumumba
en guise de dédommagement pour clôturer le litige
ainsi, la loi du talion sera respectée
oeil pour oeil
dent pour dent
“I would propose that we pull out one of Count Davignon’s teeth, now that he is dead, and offer it to Lumumba’s family as compensation to close the case.
That way, the law of retaliation would be respected:
an eye for an eye,
a tooth for a tooth.”
Poetry by Albert Vynckier
Read 29 times
Written on 2026-05-19 at 11:36
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