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Lost and Found: The prime minister's gold tooth

A daughter's fight to reclaim the remains of her father, Patrice Lumumba, a hero of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A daughter's fight to reclaim the remains of her father.

Juliana Lumumba's father, Patrice Lumumba, was the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo and an anti-colonial hero. He was assassinated in 1961 when Juliana was five years old, and no trace of his body was found. So when it emerged 60 years later that one of his gold teeth was in Belgium, Juliana yearned to bring it home.

Presenter: India Rakusen
Producer: Rob Wilson
Lost & Found theme music by Danny Greenwald

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(Photo: Juliana Lumumba pictured in Belgium. Credit: Getty Images)

Audio credit for Patrice Lumumba's speech: The Africa Museum
Audio credit for Juliana Lumumba's speech: RTNC

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