Crises in the Congo

The Congo is the heart of Africa and one of the most mineral rich countries in the world; its people have been the victims of oppression, domination, and tyranny for the past 125 years. King Leopold II of Belgium was given the Congo during the 1885 Berlin Conference. He stole a fortune from the country by enslaving its people and forcing them to mine the resources for his personal benefit.

The Congolese people then endured 52 years of colonial rule under Belgium. After winning their independence and free elections, Patrice Lumumba became the Prime Minister. Belgian paratroops supported by the United States (for political and economic reasons) kidnapped and executed Patrice Lumumba within a year.

For the next 32 years the people of the Congo were subject to dictatorship that was supported by the U.S. Government. You see friendships with dictators are far more easy to manage than relations with independent governments. In 1996 to add insult to injury the U.S. government backed an invasion by Rwanda with the help of Uganda. To date over 6 million Congolese people have been exterminated . . . genocide.

The Secretary of State can put an end to this by fully enacting Public Law 109-456. Write and call your state representative and request that our country stop supporting mass murder and genocide in the Congo.