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Which two countries refused to help Lumumba suppress the Katangan secessionists?
United States and United Nations
France and Germany
United Kingdom and Italy
Russia and China
Answer
Lumumba appealed to the United States and the United Nations for help to suppress the Belgian-supported Katangan secessionists led by Moïse Tshombe. Both refused, as the Belgian government had convinced them that Lumumba was communist, anti-white, and anti-Western.
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