Etienne Davignon, 93, the last person targeted in the investigation into the 1961 assassination of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba, has died before facing trial. Davignon was a prominent Belgian diplomat and industrialist.

<p>Étienne Davignon, 93, was last living person targeted in investigation into assassination of DRC’s first PM, Patrice Lumumba</p><p>A 93-year-old Belgian former diplomat who became the<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/ex-belgian-diplomat-93-trial-1961-murder-patrice-lumumba"> first person to be charged</a> in the murder of the Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba has died before he could stand trial.</p><p>The death of Étienne Davignon, an aristocrat who served as a European c...