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How does Lumumba describe Belgian colonialism in his speech? How do you think this made Belgian listeners in the audience feel? How do you think it made Congolese listeners feel?

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Lumumba describes Belgian colonialism as a painful, inhumane and humiliating bondage to the people of Congo for eighty years.

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In his speech, Lumumba describes Belgian colonialism as a painful, inhumane and humiliating bondage to the people of Congo for eighty years.

He assures in his speech that Belgium and Belgians are amicable. He says that they have learnt the lesson of history and have no bitter feelings against each other. It made the Belgian listeners in the audience feel assured and forgiven.

Lumumba's speech made the Congolese listeners feel a sense of rebirth, unity and freedom. He highlighted the pain and sufferings which the people of Congo have endured and the struggles that all of them went through to finally achieve their own freedom.

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