Who staged the military coup that led to Lumumba's downfall?
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Joseph-Désiré Mobutu
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Joseph-Désiré Mobutu staged the military coup that led to Lumumba's downfall. Mobutu later became the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and ruled the country for over three decades.
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