Carlo Huyghé
Charles "Carlo" Huyghé | |
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Chef de cabinet of | |
President | Moïse Tshombe |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Corneille Juliette Huyghé 11 March 1923 Etterbeek, Belgium |
Died | 27 December 2016[1] South Africa | (aged 93)
Charles Corneille Juliette 'Carlo' Huyghé (11 March 1923 – 27 December 2016) was a Belgian national who worked at the cabinet of the independent Katangese Secretary of State of National Defense . His role in the assassination of Congo's first Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba is still the subject of debate.
Early life and career[]
Huyghé was the child of a Walloon father and a Flemish mother. From his father's side, During the Second World War, he was a volunteer at the Royal Air Force.[2]
Career[]
Huyghé moved to the Belgian Congo in 1945, where he worked for the Belgian colonial administration for almost twenty years.[2] In March 1960, he was called to install a special unit for intervention at the European volunteers' corps. At the time of Katanga's declaration of independence by Moïse Tshombe in July 1960, Katangese Interior Minister 's Chef de cabinet Victor Tignée appointed Huyghé as his deputy Chef de cabinet. In October 1960, the Secretariats were created, which enlarged the government. Hugyhé became the deputy Chef de cabinet of Secretary of State of National Defense , family member of Tshombe. He was involved in the procurement of weaponry for Katanga.[3] In August 1961, he received an expulsion order and left for Paris, but became Chef de cabinet of Yav, replacing colonel Grandjean, in November. He stayed in Katanga until the end of 1962.[4]
Involvement in Lumumba's murder[]
According to the United Nations Commission of Investigation into the deaths of Patrice Lumumba, Maurice Mpolo, and Joseph Okito, a "great deal of suspicion is cast" on Huyghé, "as being the actual perpetrator of Mr. Lumumba's murder", with Captain accessory to the crime.[5]
Later life[]
Huyghé moved to South Africa after the end of the Katangese secession in 1963. He lived in Craighall on the outskirts of Johannesburg. He played an important role in the Western community in the country, occupying several positions in the social life of Johannesburg, such as President of the Union of Francophone Belgians Abroad and President of the Belgian Business Association.[2][1]
Honours[]
Belgium:
Knight of the Order of Leopold (2002)
Belgium:
Officer of the Order of Leopold (2009)
References[]
- ^ a b Gilbert Dupont (2017-03-17). "Exclusif: mort du "suspect 1" de l'affaire Lumumba". Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ a b c "Hier in Zuid-Afrika zijn we allemaal Belgen! Punt uit!". De Morgen. 1999-01-08. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ^ "Review investigation of the information available to the intelligence services regarding the death of Dag Hammarskjöld" (PDF). Standing Intelligence Agencies Review Committee. p. 13. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ Brassinne, Jacques. "Enquête sur la mort de Patrice Lumumba: Témoignages" (PDF). p. 25.1. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ "Report of the Commission of Investigation established under the terms of General Assembly resolution 1601 (XV) of 15 April 1961". 11 November 1961.
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- 1923 births
- 2016 deaths
- Belgian Congo officials
- People of the Congo Crisis