Exhumed, dismembered, and dissolved in sulfuric acid by CIA/ Belgian police commissioner etc.: Brrrrrrrutal disposal of the body of Patrice Lumumba(Maurice Mpolo and Joseph Okito), the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the Congo.

Brutal disposal of the body of Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the Congo. After his assassination on January 17, 1961—orchestrated by Belgian authorities with the support of US (CIA) intelligence—his body, along with those of his colleagues Maurice Mpolo and Joseph Okito, was exhumed, dismembered, and dissolved in sulfuric acid to destroy all evidence. 

Key details regarding this event include:

• The Perpetrators: Belgian police commissioner Gérard Soete oversaw the disposal of the bodies, later admitting to cutting up the bodies and dissolving them in acid.
• The Motive: Lumumba was viewed as a threat to Western interests because he wanted to protect the Congo's vast mineral resources from imperialist control.
• The Disposal: To ensure no grave existed for supporters to rally around, the bodies were dissolved in sulphuric acid, with bones reportedly ground up.
• The "Trophy": Gérard Soete kept a gold-capped tooth from Lumumba’s remains as a "trophy," which was only returned to the family in 2022 after legal action.

Estimates of deaths during Belgian colonial rule in the Congo (specifically the 1885–1908 Free State period) vary significantly due to lack of early census data, but many historians and experts estimate that as many as 10 million Congolese died from violence, famine, disease, and forced labor. 

Key details regarding the death toll include:

• Population Decline: The population is believed to have been reduced by up to 20% or more, with some estimates for the total population decline ranging from 1 million to 15 million, though 10 million is a commonly cited figure.

Ursula von der Leyen, born October 8, 1958, in Brussels, Belgium, is a German politician who has served as President of the European Commission since 2019. Although she is of German nationality and pursued her political career in Germany, she was raised in Brussels and is bilingual in German and French, leaving for Germany at age 13. 

Key Facts regarding von der Leyen and Belgium:

• Birthplace: Born in Ixelles, Brussels, while her father, Ernst Albrecht, was an official with the European Coal and Steel Community, a precursor to the EU.
• Upbringing: She spent her childhood in Brussels, living there until 1971.