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Soundtrack to a Coup d Etat
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Jazz and decolonization are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumumba.
Jazz and decolonization are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumumba.
Actors: Mobutu Sese Seko,
Nikita Khrushchev,
Dag Hammarskjöld,
Duke Ellington,
Leonid Brezhnev,
Nina Simone,
Patrice Lumumba,
Louis Armstrong,
Miles Davis,
Dwight D. Eisenhower,
Malcolm X,
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Mobutu Sese Seko October 14, 1930 in Likasi, Belgian Congo

Nikita Khrushchev April 17, 1894 in Kalinovka, Dmitriyev Uyezd, Kursk Governorate, Russian Empire [now Khomutovka Raion, Kursk Oblast, Russia]

Dag Hammarskjöld July 29, 1905 in Jönköping, Jönköpings län, Sweden

Duke Ellington 29 April 1899, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Leonid Brezhnev December 19, 1906 in Kamenskoye, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine]

Nina Simone 21 February 1933, Tryon, North Carolina, USA

Patrice Lumumba July 2, 1925 in Onalua, Belgian Congo [now Democratic Republic of the Congo]

Louis Armstrong 4 August 1901, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Miles Davis 25 May 1926, Alton, Illinois, USA

Dwight D. Eisenhower 14 October 1890, Denison, Texas, USA

Malcolm X 19 May 1925, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Genre: Documentary
Director: Johan Grimonprez
Country: Belgium
Keywords: #Soundtrack to a Coup d Etat
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Dag Hammarskjöld
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