Shortly after midnight on September 18, 1961, Dag Hammarskjöld’s plane went down near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia (today Zambia), cutting short both his life and his final mission to broker peace in the Congo. What was meant to be a daring act of shuttle diplomacy—flying directly into hostile territory to meet Moïse Tshombe—ended instead in fire, wreckage, and unanswered questions.

Links:

Part 1: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2451415/episodes/17810545

David Talbot's book: https://a.co/d/cQTxQl1

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