Belgium returns Patrice Lumumba’s tooth to his family 61 years after his murder

Congolese independence hero's gold-capped tooth returned as ex-colonial power faces its bloody past

Belgian authorities have returned a tooth belonging to the murdered Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba, as the former colonial power continues to confront its bloody past and look toward reconciliation.

The restitution of the relic took place after Belgium's King Philippe expressed his deepest regrets" this month for his country's abuses in its African former colony, Congo, 75 times the size of Belgium.