Carlo Huyghé
Belgian colonial civil servant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Corneille Gabriel 'Carlo' Huyghé (11 March 1923 – 27 December 2016) was a Belgian national who served in the Belgium Army (1939-1940), the Belgian Armed Resistance (1941-1943), the Royal Air Force (1943-1945) and the Belgium Colonial Army (Belgian Congo) (1945-1962).[2] During his time in the Belgian Congo he worked at the cabinet of the independent Katangese Secretary of State of National Defense Joseph Yav. His role in the assassination of Congo's first Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba is still the subject of debate.
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Charles "Carlo" Huyghé | |
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Chef de cabinet of Joseph Yav | |
President | Moïse Tshombe |
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Born | Charles Corneille Gabriel Huyghé (1923-03-11)11 March 1923 Etterbeek, Belgium |
Died | 27 December 2016(2016-12-27) (aged 93)[1] South Africa |
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